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Must the winter come so soon?
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : Erika, Vanessa's niece
• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano   Fach : lyric mezzo
• Setting : a drawing room in Vanessa's castle in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : D#/Eb4 to F5. Tessitura : G4 to F5
• Synopsis : In a question to Vanessa, Erika asks why the winter must be so long and come so soon, bringing with it a gray dreariness to the forest in which the castle lies.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.

Do not utter a word
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : Vanessa, a beautiful baroness of a northern country in her late thirties
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto|dramatic soprano
• Setting : a drawing room in Vanessa's castle in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : B4 to B6. Tessitura : F4 to A6
• Synopsis : Anatol has come to Vanessa's castle. When he enter the room where Vanessa is, she is not facing him. Believing he is the man who twenty years before left her, she tells him that she has been faithful all through the long wait, always believing that sometime he would return. She begs him to leave without viewing her face unless he still loves her.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.

Outside this house
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : Anatol, a young man in his twenties
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : a drawing room in Vanessa's castle in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : C#/Db3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : After he asks Erika to marry him, Anatol explains to her that he cannot give her eternal love because he does not believe that such love exists. He still would like to marry her, though, and at least remain friends with her. He tries to tempt her with the promises of rich living.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.

You rascal you! I never knew you had a soul
      from Act II of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : The Old Doctor, the doctor of Vanessa's family
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : lyric baritone
• Setting : the entrance hall of Vanessa's castle on New Year's eve in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : C#/Db3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
• Synopsis : The Doctor is supposed to announce the engagement of Vanessa and Anatol. However he is very drunk and only wishes to speak of women and their attractiveness under the right circumstances.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.

Why must the greatest sorrows
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : Vanessa, a beautiful baroness of a northern country in her late thirties
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto|dramatic soprano
• Setting : Erika's room in Vanessa's castle in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : F4 to A6. Tessitura : A#/Bb5 to G#/Ab5
• Synopsis : Erika is missing, having run away earlier. Frantic with worry, Vanessa wonders why she has gone away and broken her heart in such a manner.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.

On the path to the lake
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : Anatol, a young man in his twenties
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Erika's room in Vanessa's castle in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : F3 to G4. Tessitura : G3 to F4
• Synopsis : Anatol has found Erika after she ran away. He tells the story of how he found her, saying that she had fallen in a small ravine and was hidden there. She was unconscious and so Anatol carried her back to the house.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.

For ev'ry love there is a last farewell
      from Act III, Scene 2 of the English opera, Vanessa by Samuel Barber
      Libretto : Gian Carlo Menotti

• Role : The Old Doctor, the doctor of Vanessa's family
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : lyric baritone
• Setting : a drawing room in Vanessa's castle in a northern castle, first decade of the 20 century
• Range : B3 to E4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : Alone, the Doctor thinks of Vanessa. She is leaving the castle to be married to Anatol and the Doctor, who raised her and cured her illnesses, realizes that he will miss her greatly and wonders if she will miss him.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338.