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The lyrics can otherwise be read here in both its original and translated form on the popular lyric-recording and speculation site, Genius.It was revealed by McLain that she 'made up the words out of bad Italian on the spot.' Trivia The albums both act as the official soundtrack for Portal 2, with the Collector's Edition adding in songs from the series' first installation and even an audible mini-comic, among others. It was added to the Portal 2: Songs to Test By and the Portal 2: Songs to Test By (Collector's Edition) albums, the latter of which is available on Spotify and is accredited to Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories. The song itself was produced by Valve composer Mike Morasky and vocalized by the voice of GLaDOS and the turrets, Ellen McLain, though the librettist is unknown. Oh cara, cara mia! (Oh dear, my dear!) Production Mia cara! Ah, mia cara! (My dear! Ah, my dear!) Sì, lontana da Scienza! (Yes, far from Science!)Ĭara, cara mia bambina, (Dear, my beloved little girl,)Īh, mia cara! Ah, mia cara! (Ah, my dear! Ah, my dear!) Perché non passi lontana? (Why not go a long way away?) La mia bambina cara, (My dear little girl,) Oh cara mia, addio! (Oh my dear, farewell!) Mia bambina, oh ciel! (My little girl, oh heaven!)Ĭhe la stima! Che la stima! (How I adore you! How I adore you!)

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Cara Mia Addio! by Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory | Download | PlayĬara bella, cara mia bella! (Beautiful dear, my darling beauty!) The opera is still audible as the lift arrives at the top, lingering until the moment Chell finally steps outside. As the lift ascends even further, Chell witnesses an even larger group of Turrets awaiting her arrival as the Prima Donna Turret sings the lead vocals and the Animal King Turret provides the bass notes. Instead, the Turrets begin serenading her. The lift stops in front of some Turrets aimed at Chell, making it seem like GLaDOS's promise of freedom was a lie. The opera sequence begins after GLaDOS sends Chell on a lift towards the surface. The Turret Opera is seen again for the last time, as a closure to the game's single-player campaign, based on the popular opera phrase 'it's not over until the fat lady sings' - in which the Prima Donna Turret finally sings in the game along with the other Turrets.

Upon entering, Chell would be able to witness various Turrets beneath the room as they serenade to the Prima Donna Turret.

The opera is introduced as an easter egg in Test Chamber 16 of GLaDOS' testing tracks in Chapter 3: The Return, hidden beside a wall with a gap near the start of the chamber, where a Turret can be seen inside it. The Turret Opera is an event in the single-player campaign of Portal 2 in which a group of Sentry Turrets form a unique melody via the movement sounds of their weaponry casings.