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Thrilling audiences as the title heroine of Tosca, Elena Stikhina stops the show with her moving rendition of “Vissi d’arte.” You can experience the captivating soprano for yourself tonight, January 17, when she returns in David McVicar’s monumental production, under the baton of Maestro Carlo Rizzi. On stage through January 29: bit.ly/3ggoqDu | The Metropolitan Opera

In this excerpt from the final dress rehearsal of Puccini’s Tosca, soprano Aleksandra Kurzak sings the title character’s Act II aria, “Vissi d’arte.” Here, Tosca laments about how she feels punished and abandoned by God after being so steadfast in her faith, while her beloved Cavaradossi is in the merciless hands of Baron Scarpia. Maestro Carlo Rizzi conducts David McVicar’s magnificent production. Opens Tuesday, October 4: bit.ly/3HG2Chb Videography by Neville Braithwaite / Met Opera | The Metr