are preparing to make a final stand. In the distance, Pamira and the Greek women are heard in prayer. Cleomene recognizes Pamira's voice; but, feeling betrayed by her, he swears she is no longer his daughter. Maometto approaches and once again offers to marry Pamira and make peace with the Greeks. Cleomene would rather see Pamira die than married to their enemy. Neocle returns and reveals to Maometto that he isn't Pamira's brother, he's the man her father wants her to marry. Maometto, enraged, departs for the field of battle. Pamira enters and Neocle makes father and daughter reconcile. The three of them pray for God's protection. Jero, the guardian of the graves, enters with the Greek warriors; he blesses their banners and recalls ancient Greek victories at Marathon and Thermopylae. The men march off to battle, while Pamira and the women pray for God's mercy. When they hear Turkish cries of victory, the women prepare to die. Maometto, victorious, returns to claim Pamira; but she and the women kill themselves rather than submit. The building collapses, revealing behind it the city of Corinth in flames. Recordings References Notes Sources Gossett, Philip; Brauner, Patricia (2001), "Le siège de Corinthe" in Holden, Amanda (ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam. Osborne, Charles (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. Osborne, Richard, Rossini (1990), Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press. Osborne, Richard (1998), "Le siège de Corinthe", in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. Four. pp. 364 – 65. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. Toye, Francis (re-issue 1987), Rossini: The Man and His Music, Dover Publications, 1987. , Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, External links Corinth Operas by Gioachino Rossini French-language operas Grand operas 1826 operas Operas Operas set in Greece Operas set in the 15th century Works set in the 1450s Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera Works about the Greek War of Independence Cultural depictions of Mehmed the Conqueror Ottoman Empire in fiction