The opera ends with the ensemble singing prayers of thanks.

All thank the King, and the opera ends with a chorus of reconciliation.

The opera ends with the original couple blissfully united in a second wedding.

The opera ends happily with all lovers united or reunited.

The opera ends with a marriage ceremony for the two rescued lovers.

The opera ends with Alexei taking to the air again in his new plane.

The prison doors are thrown open, and the opera ends with a huge song of celebration.

Arthur raises a gun to his head and the opera ends the same way it began.

The opera ends with the crashing fall of a corpse from a church onto the street.

Great opera usually ended in tragedy, but even that was compensated for.