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Act IV
1 Coro, scena e congiura
Gonzaless new plans are overheard by Don Antonio who decides to destroy his castle
since he cannot overcome both Gonzales and the Aymor.
2 Scena del Battesimo (Don Antonio, Peri)
Peri offers his help but Don Antonio refuses. Peri then proposes to save Cecilia but Don
Antonio hesitates since Peri is not a Christian. Peri asks to be baptized and Don Antonio
performs the sacrament.
3 Gran scena e terzetto finale (Cecilia, Peri, Antonio)
Cecilia enters and her father tells her that Peri will take her to her relatives in Rio de
Janeiro. In despair, she faints. Don Antonio bids them farewell.
Gonzales and his group come after them, but Don Antonio lights several powder barrels,
causing his own death and that of the traitors, while Cecilia and Peri escape.