E lucevan le stelle
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"E lucevan le stelle" is a famous tenor aria from Giacomo Puccini's opera *Tosca*, sung by the character Mario Cavaradossi as he reflects on love and impending death.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
tenor aria ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 3–4 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWithSinger |
Beniamino Gigli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enrico Caruso NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco Corelli NERFINISHED ⓘ José Carreras NERFINISHED ⓘ Luciano Pavarotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Plácido Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnSourceWork | play "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | aria from Tosca, Act III ⓘ |
| characterStatusInScene | awaiting execution ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Puccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEra | Romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dramaticContext | reflection on lost love and impending execution ⓘ |
| famousLine |
E muoio disperato
ⓘ
Tanto la vita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOperaTitle | Tosca GENERATED ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy | operatic tenors ⓘ |
| genre | verismo opera aria ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
despair
ⓘ
imminent death ⓘ lost love ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Giuseppe Giacosa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luigi Illica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive orchestration
ⓘ
lyrical cantilena line ⓘ use in tenor concert repertoire ⓘ |
| openingWords | E lucevan le stelle ⓘ |
| operaAct | Act III ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Giacomo Puccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | opera score ⓘ |
| partOfOpera | Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | Act III prison scene in Tosca ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1900-01-14 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro Costanzi, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | G. Ricordi & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Mario Cavaradossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | standalone concert aria ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cavaradossi