Dramatic comic opera aria; lush Romantic orchestra with soaring strings, playful woodwinds, and bold brass stabs. Female vocals with wide dynamic range; verses start tender and lyrical, then swell into mock-tragic grandeur. Chorus hits with tongue-in-cheek melodrama, accented timpani rolls and cymbal swells. Occasional pizzicato strings underline the cat’s mischief, final cadence holds a high, shimmering note over a triumphant orchestral flourish.

Оперная ария о том, как кот скинул вазу и смотрит без капли раскаяния.