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A 2010 album by Elīna Garanča (“ga-RAHN-cha”) is named for this piece, which was based on a piece by Sebastián Iradier (“ee-rahd-YAIR”) that the composer mistook for a folk song. Dorothy Dandridge’s character sings an adaptation of this piece called “Dat’s Love” in a movie musical titled for that character with the surname “Jones.”In (20[1])this piece, the cellos play an ostinato on the rhythm [read slowly] “dotted eighth, sixteenth, eighth, (20[1])eighth” before the singer enters on a (*) chromatically descending melody. (10[4])The singer repeats (10[1])the warning, (10[2])“If I love (10[1])you, beware!” (10[2])in this aria while outside of a cigarette factory, (10[3])during (10[1])which (10[1])she tosses (10[1])a flower (10[2])to (10[2])Don José (10[1])(“joh-ZAY”). This (10[1])aria compares (10[1])love (10[1])to a (10[1])rebellious bird. (10[2])For 10 points, give this aria named for a Cuban dance, sung by Carmen. (10[3])■END■ (10[3])

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