The Consul

An opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti

This work contains examples of:


 * Downer Ending
 * Driven to Suicide
 * Dying Dream: A particularly disturbing variety
 * Evil Sounds Deep: The Secret Police Agent
 * The Ghost: The titular Consul
 * Gratuitous Italian: The record player. More notably the Foreign Woman.
 * Infant Immortality: Averted
 * Ironic Nursery Rhyme: Mother's Lullaby.
 * "I Want" Song: "When Shall We See the End of All This?" for the Mother and "To This We've Come" for Magda Sorel.
 * La Résistance: John is involved in one of these, which is the main source of conflict.
 * Obstructive Bureaucrat
 * Skunk Stripe: Anna Gomez has one of these.
 * Villain Song: The Police Agent's Aria