The term OPERA ROLE can be broken down into four different characters from four different operas. Lucia is a character from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti, which is a tragic opera set in Scotland. Igor is a character from the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin, which is an epic opera set in medieval Russia. Mimi is a character from the opera La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, which is a romantic opera set in Paris. Tosca is a character from the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, which is a melodramatic opera set in Rome.