Round 5: Tossup 4

The title character of an opera by this composer insults the other female lead by calling her an “impure daughter” and “vile bastard” during their confrontation scene. Beverly Sills made the cover of Time after starring in the New York City Opera’s 1971 revival of three of this composer’s works. This composer’s excerpt “Ardon gli incensi” often ends with a flute cadenza by Mathilde Marchesi (“matilda mar-KAY-zee”), as in Joan Sutherland’s Met debut. This composer wrote three operas about the lives of (*) Tudor queens, (10[1])including Roberto Devereux. This composer’s sextet “Chi mi frena in tal momento” follows a scene (10[1])in which the title soprano is tricked into signing a marriage contract, which leads her to murder her husband Arturo. For 10 points, name this bel canto composer who wrote a famous “mad scene” for Lucia di Lammermoor. ■END■

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