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.

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E lucevan le stelle canonical 3
"E lucevan le stelle" 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aria ⓘ
tenor aria ⓘ
approximateDuration 3–4 minutes ⓘ
associatedWithSinger Beniamino Gigli ⓘ
Enrico Caruso ⓘ
Franco Corelli ⓘ
José Carreras ⓘ
Luciano Pavarotti ⓘ
Plácido Domingo ⓘ
basedOnSourceWork play "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou ⓘ
cataloguedAs aria from Tosca, Act III ⓘ
characterStatusInScene awaiting execution ⓘ
composer Giacomo Puccini ⓘ
compositionEra Romantic ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
dramaticContext reflection on lost love and impending execution ⓘ
famousLine E muoio disperato ⓘ
Tanto la vita ⓘ
firstPerformanceOperaTitle Tosca ⓘ
frequentlyPerformedBy operatic tenors ⓘ
genre verismo opera aria ⓘ
hasTheme despair ⓘ
imminent death ⓘ
lost love ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
key B minor ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Giuseppe Giacosa ⓘ
Luigi Illica ⓘ
notableFor expressive orchestration ⓘ
lyrical cantilena line ⓘ
use in tenor concert repertoire ⓘ
openingWords E lucevan le stelle ⓘ
operaAct Act III ⓘ
operaComposer Giacomo Puccini ⓘ
operaPremiereCity Rome ⓘ
operaPremiereCountry Italy ⓘ
originalMedium opera score ⓘ
partOfOpera Tosca ⓘ
performanceContext Act III prison scene in Tosca ⓘ
premiereDate 1900-01-14 ⓘ
premierePlace Teatro Costanzi, Rome ⓘ
publisher G. Ricordi & Co. ⓘ
linked to: G. Ricordi & C.
setting Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome ⓘ
linked to: Castel Sant'Angelo
sungByCharacter Mario Cavaradossi ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century ⓘ
typicalUsage standalone concert aria ⓘ
voiceType tenor ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cavaradossi → notableAria → E lucevan le stelle ⓘ
Puccini arias → notableWork → "E lucevan le stelle" ⓘ
linked to: E lucevan le stelle
Mario Cavaradossi → famousAria → E lucevan le stelle ⓘ
Act III of Tosca → includesAria → E lucevan le stelle ⓘ
subject linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
Tosca → notableAria → "E lucevan le stelle" ⓘ
subject linked to: Puccini's opera "Tosca"
linked to: E lucevan le stelle