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Fidelia, the only one who remained true to him. The vengeful Tigrana stabs and kills Fidelia. Edgar weeps over the lifeless body as the soldiers capture Tigrana, and the crowd prays.
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1344:Other works
1210:discography
1193:discography
1165:Il trittico
1141:discography
1126:discography
1111:discography
515:Noted arias
475:Time: 1302.
448:Pio Marini
437:Gualtiero,
48:for Act III
1526:Categories
1173:Il tabarro
1157:La rondine
821:Gramophone
741:References
641:Eve Queler
609:Conductor,
590:Recordings
364:Voice type
333:presented
210:Tannhäuser
175:Gramophone
96:1889-04-21
54:Librettist
1411:La Bohème
1403:La Bohème
1395:La Bohème
1379:La Bohème
1104:La bohème
713:José Cura
688:Juan Pons
141:in verse
1500:Category
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1080:Le Villi
1020:Libretto
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604:Tigrana,
602:Fidelia,
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426:baritone
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88:Premiere
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72:Based on
64:Language
1360:Requiem
1206:(1924)
1168:(1918)
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1015:Ricordi
950:(ed.),
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468:Place:
398:soprano
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1221:Arias
1119:Tosca
1088:Edgar
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597:Year
572:Act 4
556:Act 3
544:Act 2
525:Act 1
502:Act 3
493:Act 2
480:Act 1
383:tenor
360:Role
345:Roles
335:Edgar
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