In this opera, Enzo sings "Cielo e mar" as he waits for Laura aboard a ship. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this opera. After La Cieca, the mother of this opera's protagonist, is saved by Laura, the protagonist decides to help Laura escape the Inquisition despite being her romantic rival.
ANSWER: La Gioconda
[10m] Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda is best known for this piece, depicted with dancing animals in Fantasia. This "dance" depicts the passage of time with a sequence representing dawn, day, night, and morning.
ANSWER: "Dance of the Hours"
[10e] Christopher Wheeldon re-choreographed the "Dance of the Hours" for a performance of La Gioconda at this opera house in New York City.
ANSWER: the Met [or the Metropolitan Opera House]
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