Round 10: Tossup 18

An imprisoned character with this profession calls on the “ultima dea” in an Act IV aria, after which an offstage baritone sings the Marseillaise. That tenor with this profession criticizes people who don’t understand love or care for the poor in the aria “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (“oon DEE ahl-LAHT-tsoor-oh SPAHTS-yo”), or “L’improvviso.” In an Act I aria, a man with this profession asks, “E come vivo? Vivo” (“EH KOH-meh vivo? vivo”) and calls himself a “millionaire in spirit.” A man with this profession is executed during the Reign of Terror in Umberto Giordano’s opera Andrea (-5[1])Chénier (“shen-YAY”). At the start of a verismo opera, a tenor (-5[1])with this profession burns a script to keep warm. A man with this profession sings the aria (0[1])“Che gelida manina” (“keh JEH-lee-dah mah-NEE-nah”) to a woman who leaves him for a viscount before dying of consumption. For 10 points, name this profession of Mimi’s lover Rodolfo in La Bohème. ■END■ (0[1])

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