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Pour mon pays en serviteur fide - No. 3
from Act I, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Laerte, son of Polonius
- Voice Part : tenor
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : F3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
- Synopsis : Laerte is leaving to go abroad. In his farewell, he says that he will think of his sister Ophélie for his entire journey and if he should not return, he wishes that she would be comforted by Hamlet. He asks Hamlet to take good care of her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Singable Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Spectre infernal! - No. 5, Invocation
from Act I, Scene 2 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Battlements of Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to D4
- Synopsis : Hamlet has heard a report of the ghost of his father appearing on the battlements of the castle. At midnight, he goes to the battlements and invokes the spirit of father, hoping that the ghost will appear to him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Adieu, dit-il, ayez foi! - No. 6
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : D4 to C#/Db6. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to A6
- Synopsis : Ophélie is worried because Hamlet has been avoiding her for the last few days. She is in love with him and thought he was in love with her, but now she is not so sure. She sees him approaching and thinks that he might stay with her. He turns around when he sees her. Despairing, she decided that true will never come to her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : none
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Dans son regard plus sombre - No. 7, Arioso
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Gertrude, Queen of Denmark
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : dramatic mezzo
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : F4 to D#/Eb5
- Synopsis : The Queen finds Ophélie crying because Hamlet is avoiding her. Ophélie pleads with her to let her go away from the palace. But the Queen entreats her to stay for Hamlet's love for her is the only thing that can help him return to normal.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Ò vin dissipe la tristesse - No. 10, Chanson bacique
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to G4. Tessitura : F3 to F4
- Synopsis : Hamlet meets with a troupe of actors that will perform a play for the court. With them, he sings a drinking song in which he calls for wine and laughter to dispel his sadness.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Jonathan H. Ward.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0361, no # listed for score.
J'ai pu frapper - No. 13
from Act III of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to D4. Tessitura : E3 to D4
- Synopsis : Hamlet sings the famous monologue "To be or not to be" in his attempt to decide whether being dead or being alive is better.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Je t'implore, ô mon frère - No. 14
from Act III of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Claudius, King of Denmark
- Voice Part : bass Fach : lyric bass
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : D#/Eb2 to F4. Tessitura : A#/Bb3 to C4
- Synopsis : Observed by Hamlet, the King prays to his brother, asking him to forgive Claudius for killing him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Partagez-vous mes fleurs - part of No. 18, Valse
from Act IV of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : A country site near a lake, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : F4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : A5 to F5
- Synopsis : Ophélie has gone mad and believes that she is married to Hamlet. She sings a merry and florid waltz about nothing.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Ilya Speranza.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0374, no # listed for score.
Pâle et blonde - part of No. 18, Ballade
from Act IV of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : A country site near a lake, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : E4 to E6. Tessitura : G4 to B6
- Synopsis : Ophélie has gone mad and believes that she is married to Hamlet. She sings a folk song about a siren that lured men into her grasp and wishes that she were her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Ilya Speranza.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0374, no # listed for score.
Comme une pâle fleur - No. 22, Arioso
from Act V of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : A cemetary near Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : C#/Db3 to D#/Eb4
- Synopsis : Hamlet knows that Ophélie has gone mad. He figures that his cruelty towards her caused her madness and wishes that he had not treated her in the same way. He hopes that she will forgive him, not knowing that she is actually now dead.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0363, no # listed for score.
Oui, je veux par le monde - No. 2
from Act I of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
Connais-tu le pays - No. 4, Romance
from Act I of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Mignon, stolen from an Italian castle by gypsies as a young girl
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : lyric mezzo
- Setting : courtyard of a German Inn, late 1700s
- Range : C4 to F5. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to D#/Eb5
- Synopsis : Mignon tells Wilhelm about her native land, which she knows only in vague memories.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- 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 : #0410 (Db, several different available), for score : #HE34 (Heugel). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Je connais un pauvre enfant - No. 10, Styrienne
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Mignon, stolen from an Italian castle by gypsies as a young girl
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : lyric mezzo
- Setting : Philine's dressing room in a German castle, late 1700s
- Range : C4 to B6. Tessitura : D4 to E5
- Synopsis : After Wilhelm and Philine leave the dressing room, Mignon sneaks in and puts on one of Philine's costumes and some of her make-up. As she looks at herself in the mirror, she is amazed at how her appearance is changed.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474, Catalog : #HE34 (Heugel). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Adieu, Mignon - No. 11, Mélodie
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
Elle est là! près de lui - No. 12, Recitativo-Cantabile
from Act II, Scene 2 of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Mignon, stolen from an Italian castle by gypsies as a young girl
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : lyric mezzo
- Setting : a park in a German castle, late 1700s
- Range : C4 to G5. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to D#/Eb5
- Synopsis : Wilhelm has told Mignon that her love for him is not returned. Upset at his rejection of her and jealous of his lover Philine, Mignon exclaims her dislike of Philine and the piercing pain she feels.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Michael Morbach.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474, Catalog : #HE34 (Heugel). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Je suis Titania - No. 12ter, Polonaise
from Act II, Scene 2 of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
De son coeur j'ai calmé la fièvre! - No. 13, Berceuse
from Act III of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
Elle ne croyait pas - No. 14, Romance
from Act III of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
Me voici dans son boudoir - Rondo-Gavotte
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Frédéric, a young nobleman
- Voice Part : contralto|tenor Fach : lyric mezzo|buffo tenor
- Setting : Philine's dressing room in a German castle, late 1700s
- Range : A#/Bb4 to F5. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to D#/Eb5
- Synopsis : Frédéric has entered the empty dressing room of Philine, with whom he is infatuated. As he looks around, he tells of the excitement and anticipation of possibly meeting her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- 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 : #0420, for score : #HE34 (Heugel). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Alerte, alerte, Philine!
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Mignon by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
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