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Volta la terrea - Ballata
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera Un Ballo in Maschera by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Role: Oscar, a page
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: A hall in the Governor's house, Boston, late 17th century.
Synopsis: Riccardo has been given a paper to sign which will exile Ulrica because of witchcraft. Oscar speaks up in defense of the fortune teller Ulrica.
Range: Tessitura:
D4 - C6F4 - G5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Stephen Parker (added 1997-04-24)
Volta la terrea, Oscar's aria from Un Ballo in Maschera

Volta la terrea 
Fronte alle stelle, 
Come sfavilla 
La sua pupilla, 
Quando alle belle 
Il fin predice 
Mesto o felice 
Dei loro amor! 
È con Lucifero 
D'accordo ognor.

Chi la profetica 
Sua gonna afferra, 
O passi 'l mare, 
Voli alla guerra, 
Le sue vicende 
Soavi, amare 
Da questa apprende 
Nel dubbio cor. 
È con Lucifero 
D'accordo ognor.
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Soprano Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Prima Donna's Album. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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