Excerpt from Mirella: Opera in Three Acts<br><br>The third act commences with a scene in the desert of Orb, a wild barren plain, burnt up by the heat of the sun.and11eluno enters, playing on his bagpipe m accompaniment to a song descriptive of the advantages of a pastoral life; he is followed -by Mirella, who has undertaken a; pilgrimage to the sanctuary mentioned 111 the first act, in accordance with -her vow to meet her. Lover there, and the path to which lies acioss the aforesaid desert. Here she is overtaken by Tavene, on a mission from Vincenzo, who has had an encounter with 'his rivel and received a wound disabling him for a. Time, but from which; as Tavena assures Mirella, on gcquairitirig her with these facts, his life is not in any danger; she being the bearer of a message to the effect that he will meet his mistress in fulfilment of them mutflal Vow at the sanctuary with which comférti-ng assurance the reputed witch leaves Mirella to 1eturn and endeavour to gain her father' s consent to their marriage. Mirella then proceeds onwards towards the end bf bee arduous Journey, viz., the sanctuary, which a change of scene new places before the spectator. Viilcenzo enters in vain search of Mirella, but is at last oveijoyed by her appearance, an_d the lovers pour oi1t their mutual tenderness till the arrival of the obdurate parent, who, moved: to compassion by the distressing plight in which he discovers his daughter, a. Sun-stqe having seized her while toiling across the burning plam, pardons the past find promises to accord hei' hand to Vincenzo sho'uld her life -be saved, Words which have the magical_ effect of instantly restoring Mirella. To the full possession of her vital powers, thus bringing the troublous course of her true' love at last to a smooth and happy cin'rent.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.