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
Torna ai felici dì Iddio, del mio destin quest'è la meta... Fa che il perdono, fa che il perdon La renda lieta un solo istante e poi morrò! Pregar non posso! Ah, maledetto il dì Che andai lontan di qui! Maledetta sia la tua bellezza, o cortigiana vil... Maledetta in eterno! Maledetta!</poem> Torna ai felici dì "Torna ai felici dì" ("Return to the happy days") is a tenor aria from act 2 of the 1884 opera, "Le Villi" by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Roberto as he mourns the loss of the days of his youth and his beloved Anna. Anna has been