"E lucevan le stelle" ("And the stars were shining") is a romantic aria from the third act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca, composed in 1900 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is sung by Mario Cavaradossi (tenor), a painter in love with the singer Tosca, while he waits for his execution on the roof of Castel Sant'Angelo.
| Original Name | E lucevan le stelle |
| Librettist | Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Date of composition | 1900 (from the third act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca) |
| Type | Aria |
| Tonality | B Minor |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments | Voice (Tenor) |
| Autotranslations beta |
Giacomo Puccini: And the stars were shining en si mineur Giacomo Puccini: And the stars were shining in si minore Giacomo Puccini: And the stars were shining h-moll |