At the end of the first act the entrance of the exotic singer Samira interrupts the villain's plot to catch one character illegally selling the Queen's diamond necklace during a party at the Turkish embassy.
A baritone in this opera claims he has been everything from an "egalitarian" to a "heathen comedian" in his aria "Diplomat, acrobat / teacher of etiquette," which he sings after first entering being chased by a mob of creditors. At the end of the first act the entrance of the exotic singer Samira interrupts the villain's plot to catch one character illegally selling the Queen's diamond necklace during a party at the Turkish embassy. The plot of the opera was partially based on the play The Guilty Mother and one character promises to marry his daughter Florestine to the treacherous Begearss. This opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera to celebrate its 100th anniversary and in the second act Figaro helps release the Almavivas from a Revolutionary jail allowing them to escape to America. At the beginning of this opera the playwright Beaumarchais tells Marie Antoinette that he can change history preventing her execution through his new opera "A Figaro for Antonia." For 10 points, name this opera by John Corigliano titled for specters inhabiting a palace after the French Revolution. 
A baritone in this opera claims he has been everything from an "egalitarian" to a "heathen comedian" in his aria "Diplomat, acrobat / teacher of etiquette," which he sings after first entering being chased by a mob of creditors.
The {Ghosts} of {Versailles}