​La Gioconda Danutė Mileika, mezzo-soprano, sings "Stella del marinar" from "La Gioconda" by Amilcare Ponchielli. Laura has just met her lover in secret, and asks the Madonna for aid. Laura's husband, Alvise Badoero (David Edgar Walther, bass-baritone) confronts her about this rendezvous. The pianist is Tanya Shrago with The Acting Singers Project.