Opera's poisons and potions connect students with chemistry
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Opera audiences can feel the chemistry in romance-inspired classics like Mimi's aria from La Bohème, Cavaradossi's remembrance of his beloved while awaiting execution in Tosca and that young lady pining for her man with "O mio babbino caro" in the opera Gianni Schicchi. A new article focuses on the real chemistry -- of poisons and potions -- that intertwines famous operatic plots.