This opera begins with a famous storm as the chorus awaits the arrival of the title character who enters singing "Esultate" to celebrate the defeat of the "Mussulman" after becoming governor of Cyprus.
Mario del Monaco was buried in the costume of a character from this opera. The tenor is plied with drink in "Inaffia, ugola" following the chorus "Fuoco di gioia" in which the villagers celebrate the return of the navy by lighting a bonfire. The soprano remembers her mother's maid Barbara who was abandoned by her lover and tells her maid she wants to be buried in her wedding dress in the "Willow Song". One character declares, "I believe in a cruel God" in his famous aria, "Credo in un Dio crudel" and in the aria "Era la notte" asserts he saw another character carrying a stolen handkerchief embroidered with strawberries. This opera begins with a famous storm as the chorus awaits the arrival of the title character who enters singing "Esultate" to celebrate the defeat of the "Mussulman" after becoming governor of Cyprus. For 10 points, name this opera in which Montano duels Cassio and Desdemona is killed by the title character, composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
Mario del Monaco was buried in the costume of a character from this opera.
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