A 1981 production of this opera uses 15 pounds of paper snow in its third act and is the most-produced in Met Opera history. (10[1])One character (10[1])in this opera claims that “the first kiss of April” is hers (10[1])in describing her love of spring, which she recants because of an Act III pledge to “part when the flowers (-5[1])bloom.” (-5[2])In this opera, a man (-5[1])remembers his trustworthy coat in the aria (10[1])“Vecchia (10[1])zimmara” (-5[1])(“VECK-yah ZEEM-mah-rah”) before selling (10[1])it to help a woman described as cold-handed (10[3])in (10[1])“Che (10[2])gelida manina” (10[7])(“kay JAY-lee-dah mah-NEE-nah”). Instead (-5[1])of a painting of the Red Sea, two characters in this opera burn a play (10[2])for warmth on Christmas Eve. (10[6])For 10 points, (10[1])in what Puccini (-5[1])opera (10[3])does (10[3])Mimi (10[1]-5[2])die (10[1]-5[1])of tuberculosis (10[15]-5[5])among (10[2])the poor artists (10[1])of (10[1])Paris? (10[6]0[1])■END■ (10[16]0[35])