Maddalena agrees to give herself to Gerard in order to save the title character in this opera's most famous aria, "La mamma morta.
In a Cyrano-esque scene in this opera, a woman admits to being the one who sent anonymous love letters to the title character; those two characters then pledge their love for each other in "Ora soave." This opera opens with one character watching his father move furniture, which leads him to sing "Son sessant'anni" about the suffering of servants. Earlier, the spy Incredible sees through Bersi's disguise as a revolutionary when he is following this opera's title character. In a later scene from this opera, a character regrets making false accusations against the title character, but the (*) Tribunal still imprisons him and orders him executed. Maddalena agrees to give herself to Gerard in order to save the title character in this opera's most famous aria, "La mamma morta." For 10 points, name this opera about a poet of the French Revolution, by Umberto Giordano.
In a Cyrano-esque scene in this opera, a woman admits to being the one who sent anonymous love letters to the title character; those two characters then pledge their love for each other in "Ora soave.
Andrea Chenier