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Ave, Signor
      from Prologue of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Mefistofele, the Devil
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : heavy bass
• Setting : The Heavens
• Range : A#/Bb3 to F4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : Mefistofele speaks to God and offers to wager that he can win the soul of Doctor Faust, a respected philosopher, by enticing him to sin.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Dai campi, dai prati
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Faust, a philosopher
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Faust's study, Frankfurt, Germany, medievel times
• Range : F3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : A4 to G4
• Synopsis : It is Easter. Faust sings of the eternal peace and goodness of the world.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• 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 : #0548, for opera : #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Son lo spirito che nega sempre (Whistle Aria)
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Mefistofele, the Devil
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : heavy bass
• Setting : Faust's study, Frankfurt, Germany, medievel times
• Range : G2 to E4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Mefistofele reveals his true nature to Faust and goes on to describe his evil features.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• 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 : #0741, for opera : #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Colma il tuo coro d'un palpito
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Faust, a philosopher
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Margherita's garden, Frankfurt, Germany, medieval times
• Range : E3 to B5. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Faust has been rejuvenated by the Devil and now is wooing Margherita with a passionate song
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Ecco il mondo
      from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Mefistofele, the Devil
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : heavy bass
• Setting : The heights of Brocken Mountain, medieval times
• Range : A#/Bb3 to F4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : During a series of Satanic rituals on the mountaintop, a group of witches give Mefistofele a glass globe. He sees the world in it and declares his hatred for it.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

L'altra notte in fondo al mare
      from Act III of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Margherita, a peasant girl
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Margherita's prison cell, Germany, medieval times
• Range : D4 to B6. Tessitura : E4 to F#/Gb5
• Synopsis : Margherita has poisoned her mother and killed her illegitimate baby and now has been imprisoned. She sings of her insanity and her coming execution.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Spunta l'aurora pallida
      from Act III of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Margherita, a peasant girl
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Margherita's prison cell, Germany, medieval times
• Range : F4 to B6. Tessitura : G#/Ab4 to F5
• Synopsis : Margherita is awaiting execution. She realizes that her only recourse left to her is God. She prays to him, asking him to forgive all of the errors and sins of her past.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Forma ideal purissima
      from Act IV of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Faust, a philosopher
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Ancient Greece
• Range : F3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : F3 to F4
• Synopsis : Mefistofele takes Faust back to Ancient Greece and introduces him to Helen of Troy in order to convince him to give in to sin. Faust finds that Helen is his ideal woman in beauty and purity and tells her this.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Giunto sul passo estremo
      from Epilogue of the Italian opera, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
      Libretto : Arrigo Boito

• Role : Faust, a philosopher
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Faust's Study
• Range : F3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Faust is once again an old man. Mefistofele attempts to tempt him again in order to win Faust's soul, but Faust refuses, keeping his mind on God and awaiting his death.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Stephen Parker.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50018 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.