Hopscotch (film) describes bullets flying and even bombs exploding. There is also the aria "[[Largo al Factotum]]" from the opera [[The Barber of Seville]] by [[Gioachino Rossini]]. Matthau sings this as he passes a border checkpoint. The words to the aria explain how everyone is looking for the barber, and he moves fast like lightning. Kendig has the aria "[[Un bel dì vedremo|Un Bel Dì Vedremo]]" ("One Beautiful Day") from [[Madame Butterfly]] by [[Giacomo Puccini]] playing loudly on the stereo as the FBI and CIA shoot up Myerson's wife's house. The operatic contrapunto adds a surreal air of ironic justice to 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