Figure 1: The soprano Giuditta Pasta, Bellini’s first Norma, in her costume, looking like a First-Communicant directing guests towards the buffet, though sinisterly flanked by the stump of Irminsul – Wikimedia Commons

Figure 2: Adam in the Garden, at the centre of a triptych that connects him both with God and with the animal kingdom. Of course, he is still waiting for Eve, lodged within him. Painted by the Ukrainian iconographer Lyuba Yatskiv. © ICONART Gallery

Figure 3: Jumping modern ballet dancer © lambada/E+ via Getty Images

Figure 4: The Magic Flute © United Archives/Contributor via Getty Images

Figure 5: Yehudi Menuhin © FPG/Staff via Getty Images

Figure 6: Kirsten Flagstad Knits in Dressing Room © Hulton Deutsch/Contributor via Getty Images

Figure 7: Young Couple Wearing Wedding Crowns During Church Wedding Ceremony © urbazon/E+ via Getty Images

Figure 8: Saint Mary Magdalene © Heritage Images/Contributor via Getty Images

Figure 9: St Antony Abbot. Artist: Francisco de Zurbaran. © Print Collector/Contributor via Getty Images

Figure 10: Statue of St Cecilia, by Stefano Maderno © DEA / BIBLIOTECA AMBROSIANA / Contributor via Getty Images