Round 1: 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 in describing her love of spring, which she recants because of an Act III pledge to “part when the flowers bloom.” In this opera, a man (-5[1])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” (10[1])(“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 (-5[1])opera (10[1])does Mimi die of tuberculosis among the poor artists of Paris? (10[1])■END■ (0[2])

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