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Act 1 costume for Wally as seen in the original production of Alfredo Catalani's opera La Wally (1892).
The opera is best known for its aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" ("Well, then? I'll go far away") from act 1, in which Wally decides to leave her home forever).
It also features a memorable death scene in which the heroine throws herself into the avalanche that has just killed her lover after he called out to her. It is seldom performed, partly because of the difficulty of staging this scene, but Wally's principal aria is still sung frequently.