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Bella siccome un angelo - No. 2, Romanza
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto : Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Ruffini
- Role : Doctor Malatesta, a friend of Ernesto and Don Pasquale
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : a room in Don Pasquale's house, Rome, early 19th century
- Range : G#/Ab2 to F4. Tessitura : C#/Db3 to C#/Db4
- Synopsis : For a long time, Don Pasquale has been looking for a young woman to marry. He has asked his friend, Doctor Malatesta, to find a woman for him. Malatesta describes the beautiful woman he has found, who he tells Pasquale is his sister.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Ciro d'Araujo.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #1275, for score : #50017 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Ah, un foco insolita - No. 3, Cavatina
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto : Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Ruffini
- Role : Don Pasquale, a rich old bachelor
- Voice Part : bass Fach : buffo bass
- Setting : a room in Don Pasquale's house, Rome, early 19th century
- Range : C3 to E4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
- Synopsis : After Malatesta has told Don Pasquale that he has found a beautiful young wife for him, Don Pasquale sings of how this news makes him feel young again. He can already imagine himself married to her with a half of a dozen children around him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50017 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Quel guardo, il cavaliere...So anch'io la virtù magica - No. 5, Cavatina
from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto : Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Ruffini
Cercherò lontana terra - No. 7
from Act II of the Italian opera, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto : Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Ruffini
- Role : Ernesto, Don Pasquale's disinherited nephew
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : tenor leggiero
- Setting : Don Pasquale's house, Rome, early 19th century
- Range : G#/Ab3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : A#/Bb4 to A#/Bb5
- Synopsis : Ernesto knows that he will never be able to marry Norina now because he has been disinherited. He decides to leave the town and is only content by knowing that Norina will be happy.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50017 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Com'è gentil - No. 16, Serenata with chorus
from Act III of the Italian opera, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto : Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Ruffini
- Role : Ernesto, Don Pasquale's disinherited nephew
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : tenor leggiero
- Setting : Don Pasquale's house, Rome, early 19th century
- Range : G#/Ab3 to A5. Tessitura : A4 to A5
- Synopsis : Ernesto serenades Norina in Don Pasquale's garden, describing the beautiful night and his wishes to be with her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0549, for score : #50017 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
La morale in tutto questo - No. 18, Rondo finale
from Act III of the Italian opera, Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto : Gaetano Donizetti and Giacomo Ruffini
- Role : Norina, a young widow
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : soubrette
- Setting : Don Pasquale's house, Rome, early 19th century
- Range : F4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : F4 to G5
- Synopsis : Norina leads the chorus and the rest of the principals in stating the moral of the opera, which is "When you are old and you try to get remarried, fortune doesn't usually go your way."
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50017 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
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