This opera's title character meets her lover on the eve of his wedding and sings the aria "O patria mia."
African American soprano Leontyne Price played the title role in this opera forty-four times at the Met. Near its end, its two central characters sing the duet "La fatal pietra," and it ends with the chorus and a third character joining the protagonists to praise a deity. This opera's title character meets her lover on the eve of his wedding and sings the aria "O patria mia." The Grand Gate is the setting of the Triumphal March scene in this opera, which also includes the aria "Ritorne vincitor." Its central lovers are entombed alive while Amneris weeps at the end of this opera. For 10 points, name this opera about the Radames's ill-fated love for the title Ethiopian princess, by Giuseppi Verdi.
African American soprano Leontyne Price played the title role in this opera forty-four times at the Met.
Aida