Un bel dì vedremo the arrival of Pinkerton's ship, but it proves to be her last; Butterfly learns that Pinkerton has married another woman, and at the end of the opera the distraught Butterfly takes her own life. "Un bel dì vedremo" is especially significant as it appeals to audiences with its emotive melody but also encapsulates the tragedy at the heart of the opera, foretelling Cio-Cio San's inevitable demise. The aria was first performed by the well-known soprano Rosina Storchio at the premiere of "Madama Butterfly" on 17 February 1904 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In the revised version of the
Julianna Di Giacomo Mathilde in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" and portrayed Madame Lidoine in "Dialogues of the Carmelites" at the Pittsburgh Opera. In 2012 Di Giacomo made her first appearance with the Los Angeles Opera as Donna Anna to Ildebrando D'Arcangelo's Don Giovanni under conductor Placido Domingo. That same year she made her debut at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in the title role of Bellini's "Norma" and sang the title role in Giacomo Puccini's "Suor Angelica" at the Teatro Real in Madrid. In 2013 she made her debut at the Opéra-Comique as Rozenn in Édouard Lalo's "Le roi d'Ys". In 2014 Di Giacomo