In a rehearsal for this opera, Tito Gobbi extinguished a fire on Maria Callas’ wig. Maria Jeritza (“HAIR-it-zuh”) began the tradition of performing an aria in this opera while lying down; after that aria, a character places a crucifix on a dead man’s heart. A portrait of the blonde Mary Magdalene is compared (10[1])to the dark-haired title (10[1])character of this opera in the aria (-5[1])“Recondita armonia.” This opera’s title character proclaims that she “lived for art” (-5[1])in the aria “Vissi d’arte,” before which Baron Scarpia offers to save her lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi, if she gives herself to him. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Giacomo Puccini opera (0[1]-5[1])whose (-5[1])title singer jumps off the Castel Sant’Angelo. ■END■ (0[5])