“Il perfido, l’ingrato”

“Il perfido, l’ingrato”

thundered the basso.

“Ineffabil mistero,”

“Ineffabil mistero,”

answered the baritone, striking his breast and pointing with his sword; while all at once the soprano’s voice, thrilling out again, ran up an astonishing crescendo that evoked veritable gasps from all parts of the audience, then jumped once more to her famous C in alt, and held it long enough for the chorus to repeat

“O terror, O blasfema”

“O terror, O blasfema”