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221:(in Italian). A theater appears and is unveiled to reveal the palace of Pluto. Pluto, warned that a mortal is arriving, alerts the gods of the underworld. He is enraptured by the song of Orpheus, who asks him to hand over Euridice. Pluto agrees to do so provided that Orpheus does not gaze at her until he emerges from the underworld. Euridice appears and in response to her repeated appeals to look at her Orpheus does so. The demons of the underworld separate them forever.
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195:), where gambling will take place during the Carnival. Rodolphe, a noble Venetian in love with Isabelle, is torn between love and jealousy. LĂ©onore arrives to confirm her suspicions, and she tells him how she has been misled by LĂ©andre. Together they plan revenge. The goddess Fortune appears, followed by a stream of gamblers representing all the nations of the world.
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Isabelle learns of and laments LĂ©andre's death. She decides to take her own life by stabbing herself, but LĂ©andre appears and intervenes to stop her. LĂ©andre explains that the hired assassin who tried to kill him missed his target. They confess their love for each other. LĂ©andre suggests that they
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A square in Venice, encircled by magnificent palaces, on which canals full of gondolas converge. LĂ©onore is divided between her love and her desire for vengeance. Rodolphe arrives to tell her that he has killed his rival. LĂ©onore regrets that she ever succumbed to her jealous feelings. She rejects
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The scene changes to night, with a view of pleasureful palaces with balconies. Rodolphe has positioned himself to spy on his rival. LĂ©andre arrives with a band of musicians to serenade
Isabelle. LĂ©andre and they sing an Italian trio. Isabelle answers them, singing from her balcony. Witnessing this
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Stagehands are urged on by a foreman to complete readying a room for the presentation of a play. Everything is in disarray, with pieces of lumber and unfinished set decorations lying about. Minerva descends to take part in the celebration and is shocked by the state of things. She decides to take
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A magnificent hall. The figure of
Carnival appears leading a parade of masked participants from all nations. The maskers begin dancing with great seriousness. Carnival announces he wants to see something more frivolous. A magnificent chariot appears drawn by comic maskers who join in the dance.
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Orpheus and his journey to Hades to recover Eurydice. That act is in Italian: the first two are in French with an amusing interweaving of Italianate
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charge herself and calls on the gods of the arts for their help. Music, dance, painting and architecture appear with their escorts and construct a magnificent theater. Minerva invites a choir to celebrate a glorious monarch and unveils a stage presentation of the carnival in Venice.
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Rodolphe grows increasingly angry and spiteful. Isabelle, thinking she is talking to LĂ©andre, expresses her hatred for her jealous former lover. Rodolphe reveals himself, and Isabelle rejects his advances. Left alone, Rodolphe plans vengeance.
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According to a note in the libretto, they are "two groups of opponents in Venice who during
Carnival, to provide entertainment for the people, stage a fistfight to determine who wins control of a bridge".
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Castelans and Nicolotes, two of the city's rival factions, with fifes and tambourines. The former defeat the latter and demonstrate their joy in dancing.
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