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Which character sings “E lucevan le stelle” in Act III of Tosca?

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Art Nouveau poster by Adolfo Hohenstein for Puccini's opera Tosca, showing a woman in a gold dress standing over a fallen figure, with dramatic red and black background and bold title text. — Tosca Poster by Adolfo Hohenstein for Giacomo Puccini's opera *Tosca*, 1906.

In Act III of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, the character who sings the aria “E lucevan le stelle” is Mario Cavaradossi.1

Cavaradossi, a painter and the lover of the title character, sings this piece while awaiting his execution at the Castel Sant’Angelo. Overcome by memories of his love for Tosca, he succumbs to despair as he reflects on the beauty of the stars and his past life.1