Let's face it, this is one of the crowning moments of the Final Fantasy franchise. The Opera Maria and Draco is a gameplay event in Final Fantasy VI. It is also the collective name of a set of four tracks, written by Nobuo Uematsu and Yoshinori Kitase and featured in the game's Original Soundtrack, later released as a single track in multiple album compilations.

The four tracks that play duing the sequence of events are, "Opening", "Aria di Mezzo Carattere", "The Wedding", and "Grand Finale?".

In the game's original Japanese version the music is closely aligned with the lyrics, although because of technical limitations no voice is heard except for an attempt at recreating a voice on the SPC700 sound format.

The "Aria di Mezzo Carattere", one of Final Fantasy's most famous musical themes, is performed within the opera.

Written by Nobuo Uematsu and Yoshinori Kitase for Final Fantasy VI. It is sung by Celes, while impersonating the opera singer Maria, during the party's attempt to contact Setzer.

And, let's face it... with me being an actual opera singer AND a gamer... this is something that was inevitably going to happen. So here it is- the Aria Di Mezzo Carattere

Amore mio, caro bene

Perchè vai lontano da me?

Giurasti un amore, che mai non doveva

Avere fine per noi

Nei momenti di tristezza

Nei momenti di dolore

A te, mia stella, penso

Con infinito ardore

Un legame senza speme

Perchè mai dovrei avere?

Che cosa tu vuoi ch'io faccia oramai

Mi devi dire tu

Ti ringrazio, caro bene

Amore mio, vita mia

Al grave doler, al buio timore

Che il cuore mi turbò

Dolcemente, con amore

Hai risposto al mio gridare

Per sempre ognor, per sempre ognor

Qui a me, t'attenderò