Question

The tenor character in this opera blasts the notes “C-sharp, F-sharp, F-sharp” and “F-sharp, A-sharp, A-sharp” in the same rhythm during a scene in which the words “Vittoria! Vittoria!” are sung out of excitement. A church choir in this opera, directed by the sacristan, celebrates a general's presumed defeat at the Battle of Marengo by singing (15[1])the Te Deum (“teh DAY-oom”) while this opera’s villain exclaims, “You make me forget even (*) God.” In this opera, after his hiding place in a den in a wall is discovered, the former consul of the Roman Republic, Angelotti, (10[1])kills himself to avoid being captured by agents. A character who sings “Vissi d'arte” (“DAR-tay”) in this opera jumps to her death after Cavaradossi is killed. For 10 points, name this opera about the title diva by Giacomo Puccini. ■END■

ANSWER: Tosca
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Auditory Fine Arts>
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