Round 6: Tossup 4

A 1981 production of this opera uses 15 pounds of paper snow in its third act and is the most-produced in Met Opera history. One character in this opera claims that “the first kiss of April” is hers (10[1])in describing her love of spring, which she recants because of an Act III pledge to “part when the flowers bloom.” (-5[1])In this opera, a man remembers his trustworthy coat in the aria “Vecchia zimmara” (“VECK-yah ZEEM-mah-rah”) before selling it to help a woman described as cold-handed in “Che gelida manina” (“kay JAY-lee-dah mah-NEE-nah”). Instead of a painting of the Red Sea, two characters in this opera burn a play for warmth on Christmas Eve. For 10 points, in what Puccini opera does Mimi die of tuberculosis (10[4])among the poor artists of Paris? (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

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