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
Emma di Resburgo in Vienna in 2010, which was recorded. The opera is darker and more intensely dramatic than Meyerbeer's previous works. Impressive and monumental choral scenes such as the Chorus of Judges and funeral march in the last act are a feature of the work. Among solo arias, the final aria for the heroine Emma ("Il dì cadrà") with solo cor anglais, flutes, clarinets and horns, is especially notable. Recorded in 2010 Emma di Resburgo Emma di Resburgo (Emma of Roxburgh) is a melodramma "eroico" (a heroic, serious opera) in two acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. It was the composer's sixth opera and