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Midterm Flashcards

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adagio

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The second section of an aria or duet, typically slow and referred to by its tempo indication (sometimes called a cantabile in an aria)

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accento comune

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the patterned last accent of a line of verse (penultimate syllable of a piano line. Any accents befoer hte accento commune are secondary and their placement is variable based on line length

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Aida

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December 24 1871

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aria

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an entire number in which the text form and musical organization emphasize the dominant role of a single character, typically including a scena, cantabile, tempo di mezzo, and cabaletta

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arioso

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vocal music that is more melodic than recitative but less formal than an aria

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ballo in maschera, Un

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“A Masked Ball” opera in three acts by Verdi that premiered on February 17, 1859

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Barezzi, Antonio

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Verdi’s patron and father-in-law

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Marghertia Barezzi

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Verdi’s wife

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Basevi Abramo

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Italian musicologist published his study of Verdi’s operas in Florence in 1859

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Arrigo Boito

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Italian librettist worked on Otello and Falstaff

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Busseto

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Verdi’s home

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Cabaletta

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the faster, more animated closing section of an aria or duet

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cadenza irregular

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Lines in which cadences can appear anywhere in a line

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Cadenza regulore

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lines in which cadences only appear at the end and the syntax aims toward the end

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Cammarano Salvadore

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Italian librettist who wrote Alzira, La battalia di Legnano, and Luisa Miller, plus part of Il trovatore before death.

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Cantabile

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the second section of an aria; literally means “singable” or “songlike”

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cavatina

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a principal singer’s opening aria

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coda

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optional concluding space after all textual lines have been sung and brought to a PAC, often involving emphatic line repetitions and includes a cadenza; literally means “tail”

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codetta

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coda-like passage occuring at the close of an internal section

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decasillabo

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10 syllable line

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dieresi

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Vowels are separated and count as two syllables

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distico

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2 line stanza

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doppio quinario

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(5+5) syllable lines

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doppio senario

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6+6 syllable lines

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endecasillabo

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11 syllable count line

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Falstaff

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February 9, 1893

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Forza del desino, La

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November 10, 1862

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Ghislanzoni, Antonio

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Italian Journalist and poet, wrote libretto for Aida and revised bersion of forza del destino

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29
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groundswell

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A pattern used by Bellini, Donzetti, and Verdi near the ends of certain slow movmeents in finales and other large ensembles; typically features four sections: 1. regular alternation of tonic and dominant harmonies, 2 contrasting, tension-building phrase involving sequential harmonic progressions with rising revle and bass lines, 3 grandiose cadential descent (often circle of firths) 4 repetition of the whole series for an added sense of weight and expansiveness

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30
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Le Roncole

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Village in which Verdi was born

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Macbeth

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March 14, 1847

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32
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Victor Maurel

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French operatic baritone. His most memorable achievements were Otello and Falstaff in the respective world premieres of both works

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33
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Nabucco

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March 3, 1846

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34
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Oberto

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November 17, 1839

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35
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Otello

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February 5, 1887

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36
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ottava

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8 lines long, two quatrains, the most customary length for adagio and cabaletta texts (stanza)

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ottonario

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8 syllable line count

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parlante armonico

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the voice does not have its own melody, and instead provides counterpoint to the accompaniment (do not say this during cantabile) (more spoken speech)

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parlante melodico

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the dominant melody is in the orchestra, but the voice may follow in thirds, sixths, or octives

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piano

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Most typical line ending (stressed unstressed) (Sereno)

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Piave Francesco Maria

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Librettist worked with Verdi to create Rigoletto, Macbeth, and La Traviata

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proposta

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initial solo statement of a duet or ensemble

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quartina

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4 line stanza, appeats to be the standard type or building block

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quaternario

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4 syllables per line

45
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quinario

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5 syllable lines

46
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recitativo

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musical declamation sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech, not underlaid by a regular phrase structure and continuous melody in the orchestra

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recitativo obbligato

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recitative accompanied by more active orchestral material

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recitativo semplice

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simple recitative where all the expression is in the vocal part and the orchestra merely provides occasional harmonic support

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Ricordi, Guilo

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Italian editor, music publisher best known for Otello and Falstaff

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rigoletto

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March 11, 1851

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rima

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rhyme at the end of a line beginning at the accented syllable

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rima alternata

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Alternating rhyme (ab ab cd cd)

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rima baciata

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kissing rhyme (aa bb cc)

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rima incatenata

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chained rhyme (aba bab cdc)

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rima incrociata

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crossed rhyme ( ab ba cd cd)

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rima piano

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rhyme of a parola piana (word with piano ending)

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rima sdrucciolo

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rhyme of a parola sdrucciola

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rima tronca

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rhyme of a parola tronca

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rimalmezzo

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rhyme occurring somewhere other than at the end of the line

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Risorgimento

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Nineteenth century movement for Italian unification inspired by the realities of the new economic and political forces at work after 1815 (Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the movement in his early operas) (He also participated briefly as an elected politician)

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risposta

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responding solo statement of a duet or ensemble, which may be complimentary or contrasting

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ritornello

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intervening section of a cabeletta, featuring orchestra along or simalecommentary by another character or the chorus, designed to set up the return of the cabaletta stanza; not necessarily recurring

63
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Rossini, Giochino

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Predecessor of Verdi, Opera writer of the romantic period The Barber of Seville and William Tell

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Sant’ Agata

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Verdi’s home village for most of his life, Sant’Agata di Villanova, Emilia-Romagna region at a home called “Villa Verdi”

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scena

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opening portion of recitative typically featuring versi sciolti with kinetic introductory dramatic material

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sdrucciolo

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two stressed syllable ending (Placida)

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senario

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six syllable line

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sestina

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6 lines long stanza often divisable into distich and quatrain

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settenario

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7 syllable lines

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sinalefe

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the flowing together two vowels at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word to count as only one syllable (elision)

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sineresi

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The flowing together of vowels within a word to count as one syllable

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Solera, Temistocle

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Librettist of nabucco (locked in a room) Attila

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solita forma

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formal design of scenes found during the bell canto era

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Somma, Antonio

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Italian playwright and librettist well known for Un ball in maschera

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Strepponi, Guiseppina

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Italian Soprano promoted Verdi’s first opera, Oberto

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Stretta

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fast, closing section ofa concertato ensemble, comparable to a cabaletta

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Tamagno, Francesco

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First singer to perform title role in Verdi’s Otello and performed Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera

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Teatro alla Scala

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Theater in Milan Italy. Hosted premiere of Otello and Flastaff. Hosted many first productions but he did not allow his work to be played here for a time

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tempo d’attaco

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section of versi lirici in duets and ensembles coming before the adagio and after the scena

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Tempo di mezzo

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the section of an aria separating the adagio and the cabaletta, dramatically introducing new actions, issues, or characters

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terzina

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3 lines long stanza

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tinta

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small recurring themes throughout Verdi operas For example, fire melody or oom pa pa

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La Traviata

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March 6, 1853

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tronco

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stressed syllable ending “Sembro”

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Il trovatore

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January 19, 1853

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Versi Lirici

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lines grouped into a stanza or set of stanzas, usually rhymed and with. aregular syllable-count

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Versi Sciolti

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ungrouped lines with an unpredictable mixture of 11 and 7 generally without rhymes, typical of the scena action of arias, duets, etc.

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Viva V.E.R.D.I meaning

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acronym of Vittorio Emanuel of the Italian unification movment names after Verdi “Long live Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy.”

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Liason de scene

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eliding scenes (For example, finale of Il Trovatore)

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