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 | | When describing Fosca to Clara by letter, Giorgio originally sang, "The ugliness, God, the ugliness, of that poor unhappy creature." He now sings, "The wretchedness, God, the wretchedness." This was one of several changes used to make Giorgio more sympathetic to Fosca earlier in the story. |
 | | At the opening of the letter scene, prior to quoting Giorgio's "God, you are so beautiful" motif, Fosca originally was greeted with laughter when she sang, "I'm so happy, I could die," a plaintive paraphrasing of Clara's opening lyric during the love scene. |
 | | Fosca's fierce cries originally were likened to those of a cat in heat. |
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