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Stizzoso, mio stizzoso
from Intermezzo Primo of the Italian opera La Serva Padrona by Giovanni Pergolesi
Libretto: G.A. Federico

Role: Serpina, one of Uberto's servants
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: soubrette
Setting: Uberto's house, mid 1700's
Synopsis: Uberto is planning to go out but Serpina thinks it is much too late for him to go out. She lectures him on the subject, conveniently forgetting that it was she who made him late by not bringing his chocolate to him earlier.
Range: Tessitura:
B3 - A5E4 - E5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Mario Giuseppe Genesi (added 2000-06-17)
Stizzoso, mio stizzoso, Serpina's aria from La Serva Padrona

Stizzoso, mio stizzoso,		Irascible,my irascible
voi fate il borïoso,		You behave with arrogance.
ma no, ma non vi può giovare;	But no!  It won't help your position.
bisogna al mio divieto		You  must  stay to my prohibitions 
star cheto cheto,		and keep silent,
e non parlare,			and not talk!
zit...  zit...			Shut up !...Shut up!...
Serpina vuol così...		These  are  Serpina's commands.
zit...  zit...			Shut up !...Shut up!...
Serpina vuol così...		These  are  Serpina's commands.

Cred' io che m'intendete, sì,	Now,I think you have understood
che m'intendete, sì,		Yes, you  have captured the message,
dacchè mi conoscete		Because it's already been a long time 
son molti e molti dì.		that I made acquaintace with you.

Translation by Mario Giuseppe Genesi (mariogenesi@libero.it)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
Anthology of Italian Opera - Soprano. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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