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Le femmine d'Italia
from Act II, Scene 3 of the Italian opera L'Italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto: Angelo Anelli

Role: Ali, captain of the Algerian pirates
Voice Part: bass       Fach: lyric bass
Setting: A large hall in the palace of the Bey of Algiers, Algeria, early 19th century
Synopsis: Predicting that the Bey will come out on the bottom of his coming relationship with Isabella, Ali sings of his respect for the wily Italian women and the way that they can make men do whatever they want.
Range: Tessitura:
D3 - E4F#/Gb3 - D4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1998-05-14)
Le femmine d'Italia, Ali's aria from L'Italiana in Algeri

Con tutta la sua boria questa volta 
Il Bey perde la testa. Ci ho gusto.
Tanto smania avea d'una Italiana...
Ci vuol altro con le donne allevate
In quel paese,
Ma va ben ch'egli impari
A proprie spese.

Le femmine d'Italia
Son disinvolte e scaltre,
E sanno più dell'altre
L'arte di farsi amar.
Nella galanteria 
L'ingegno han raffinato,
E suol restar gabbato
Chi le vorrà gabbar.
Sounds:
MIDI version by Giovanni Borello
Sheet Music/Scores:
none
Recordings:
none
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