This opera's third act is set in The House of Gold, where a host of its characters watch a ballet.
The theme from this opera's prelude is repeated in the aria "Voce di Donna," in which the protagonist's mother thanks another character for saving her from accusations of witchcraft. This opera opens at a regatta and its first act is titled "The Lion's Mouth," after a statue that the antagonist drops an accusatory letter in. The antagonist is a spy for the inquisition who reveals that he has strangled the elderly La Cieca after the title character follows the aria "Suicidio!" by stabbing herself. This opera's third act is set in The House of Gold, where a host of its characters watch a ballet. The title character is a Venetian singer who repeatedly saves Laura from her jealous husband Alvise although they both love the disguised exile Enzo. For 10 points, name this opera which contains The Dance of the Hours and was written by Amilcare Ponchielli, a work which shares its name with a Da Vinci painting.
The theme from this opera's prelude is repeated in the aria "Voce di Donna," in which the protagonist's mother thanks another character for saving her from accusations of witchcraft.
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