Vissi d'Arte

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A famous soprano aria from Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (1900), sung by the title character in Act II, meaning 'I lived for art.'

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Mentioned once in Fortysomething.

Fortysomething

Season 1 · Episode 20 · S01E20

“"Vissi d'Arte" from Tosca”
— Niles

From the same episode and category.

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