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"That's good. It gives the aria some life." - -Giacomo Puccini after the original Tosca, Maria Jeritza, accidentally rolled off a couch right before Vissi d'arte, forcing her to sing the entire aria lying on the floor
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Un Inca, eccesso orribile
from Prologue of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Zamoro, the head of a Peruvian tribethe head of a Peruvian tribe
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : A vast plain, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : Zamoro has returned from being captured by the Governor of Peru, Gusmano, and his troops. His tribesmen are surprised to see him alive, thinking that he had been killed by Gusmano's torture. After commanding the release of a prisoner, he sings a hateful tirade against Gusmano and his tyranny.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Risorto fra le tenebre - Cabaletta for Un Inca, eccesso orribile
from Prologue of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Zamoro, the head of a Peruvian tribethe head of a Peruvian tribe
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : A vast plain, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : Zamoro has returned from being captured by the Governor of Peru, Gusmano, and his troops. His tribesmen are surprised to see him alive, thinking that he had been killed by Gusmano's torture. After he rails against the injustice that Gusmano has caused him and his people, his tribesmen tell him that Alzira and her father Ataliba, another tribal head, have been taken prisoner by Gusmano. Zamoro resolves to save them from the governor's cruel hands. He then launches in this cabaletta, describing the rebellious air that has been pervading his people.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Eterna la memoria
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Gusmano, Governor of Peru
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : dramatic baritone
- Setting : The main square of Lima, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : After ordering Ataliba, a tribal head and his prisoner, to offer up his allegiance to Spain, Gusmano also implies that it might be nice if he could have Alzira, Ataliba's daughter. After Ataliba warns him that it may not be the best idea because Alzira loves another, Gusman sings of how he is able to conquer entire nations, but he cannot claim victory over one woman's love.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Quanto un mortal può chiedere - Cabaletta for Eterna la memoria
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Gusmano, Governor of Peru
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : dramatic baritone
- Setting : The main square of Lima, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : After ordering Ataliba, a tribal head and his prisoner, to offer up his allegiance to Spain, Gusmano also implies that it might be nice if he could have Alzira, Ataliba's daughter. Ataliba tells him that it might not be a good idea because Alzira loves another, but Gusmano does not care. He orders Ataliba to make her love him and then sings that if he cannot have Alzira, his great success in war will have no value in his life.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Da Gusman sul fragil barca
from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Alzira, Ataliba's daughter
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : Ataliba's rooms in the Governor's palace, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : Alzira is sleeping, confined to her rooms in Gusmano's palace with her servants, when she awakes wondering where her love Zamoro is. She believes that he was just here, but then she realizes that it was but a dream. She goes on to tell her dream, in which she was paddling a canoe away from Gusman when she was caught in a storm. She was about to be drowned when Zamoro reached out from the storm cloud and saved her and filled her with love.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Nell'astro più che fulgido - Cabaletta for Da Gusman sul fragil barca
from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Alzira, Ataliba's daughter
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : Ataliba's rooms in the Governor's palace, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : Alzira is sleeping, confined to her rooms in Gusmano's palace with her servants, when she awakes wondering where her love Zamoro is. She believes that he was just here, but then she realizes that it was but a dream. Her servant women tell her that she should forget her dream but she believes that he is in some sort of afterlife above where she will soon join him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Irne lungi ancor dovrei
from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Zamoro, the head of a Peruvian tribethe head of a Peruvian tribe
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : A cave, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : Zamoro has escaped from the Spanish for a second time. While he was being held by the Spaniards, he came face to face with his love and his bride-to-be Alzira. Now that he has escaped, though, he cannot bear the idea of life without her. He has been able to face death down with no fear, but life without Alzira is much worse than death.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Non di codarde lagrime - Cabaletta for Irne lungi ancor dovrei
from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Zamoro, the head of a Peruvian tribethe head of a Peruvian tribe
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : A cave, Peru, mid-16th century
- Range : Has not been entered yet.
- Synopsis : Zamoro has escaped from the Spanish for a second time. While he was being held by the Spaniards, he came face to face with his love and his bride-to-be Alzira. He is told by his fellow Inca Otumbo that she has given herself to Gusmano, the Governor of Peru. Furious, Zamoro declares that he will set out immediately to Lima and avenge this insult against him. It is no longer time to weep, but, rather, time to fight.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50062. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Di due figli vivea - Narrative Aria
from Act I - The Duel, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Ferrando, an officer in the Conte di Luna's army
- Voice Part : bass Fach : lyric bass
- Setting : A hall in the palace of Aliferia, Aragon, 1409.
- Range : A3 to F4. Tessitura : B3 to E4
- Synopsis : Ferrando entertains a group of soldiers with the story of the Count of Luna's brother, Garcia, who was apparently killed as an infant by the daughter of an old gypsy woman who was burned for being a witch by the Count di Luna's father.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Tacea la notte - Cavatina
from Act I - The Duel, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Leonora, a lady-in-waiting for the Princess of Aragon
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : dramatic coloratura
- Setting : The gardens of the palace of Aliferia, Aragon, 1409.
- Range : D4 to C6. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to F5
- Synopsis : Leonora reveals to her servant Ines that she heard someone serenading her in the garden. However, when she goes out to see who the troubadour is, she finds that it is, in fact, a knight in black armor who she had once crowned as the champion of a tournament. She has quickly fallen in love with him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- 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 : #2081, for score : #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Di tale amor che dirsi - Cabaletta for Tacea la notte
from Act I - The Duel, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Leonora, a lady-in-waiting for the Princess of Aragon
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : dramatic coloratura
- Setting : The gardens of the palace of Aliferia, Aragon, 1409.
- Range : G#/Ab3 to C6. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to A#/Bb6
- Synopsis : Leonora has fallen in love with a knight that serenades her in the gardens at night. Ines warns her that this troubadour will bring trouble to them all and that Leonora should not continue seeing him. Leonora responds that she will not stop meeting him, for she would give her life for him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Deserto sulla terra - Romanza
from Act I - The Duel, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Manrico, an officer in Prince Urgel's army and the supposed son of the gypsy woman Azucena
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : The gardens of the palace of Aliferia, Aragon, 1409.
- Range : A#/Bb4 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : A#/Bb4 to G4
- Synopsis : Manrico serenades Leonora, singing that since he has traveled the world alone for so long as a troubadour, he should soon find his love.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Stride la vampa! - Canzone
from Act II - The Gypsy, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Azucena, an old gypsy woman
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : contralto
- Setting : A broken down shack in the Biscay Mountains, 1409.
- Range : B4 to G5. Tessitura : E4 to E5
- Synopsis : Azucena describes her mother's death to Manrico and the crowd of gypsies. Her mother was burned on the stake for being a witch while the ones who convicted her falsely laughed and enjoyed themselves.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Marco Milano from OperaWeb.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- 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 : #2238, for score : #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Condotta ell'era in ceppi - Narrative Aria
from Act II - The Gypsy, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Azucena, an old gypsy woman
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : contralto
- Setting : A broken down shack in the Biscay Mountains, 1409.
- Range : A4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : E4 to F5
- Synopsis : Azucena tells Manrico the complete sequence of events that occurred at her mother's execution. She recounts that, as her mother was being burned at the stake, she cried out to Azucena to avenge her. Seeking this revenge, Azucena took the son of the Count of Luna at that time, planning on throwing it in the same fire that her mother died in. In her madness, though, Azucena threw her own baby into the fire instead and kept the Count's son to herself. This would make Manrico the brother of the current Count of Luna, but Azucena insists that Manrico is her son since she raised him and brought his health back when he was wounded.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Il balen del suo sorriso
from Act II - The Gypsy, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Il Conte di Luna, a young nobleman
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : dramatic baritone
- Setting : The convent near Castellor, 1409.
- Range : A3 to G4. Tessitura : F3 to F4
- Synopsis : Leonora has decided to enter a convent after hearing that her love Manrico has died in battle. The Count of Luna also loves her, though, and decides that if he steals her away from the convent, then she will love him. In this aria, he confesses his love of Leonora to the world.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Mauricio Rábago.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- 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 : #1652, for score : #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Per me ora fatale - Cabaletta for Il balen del suo sorriso
from Act II - The Gypsy, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
Ah, sì ben mio
from Act III - The Gypsy's Son, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Manrico, an officer in Prince Urgel's army and the supposed son of the gypsy woman Azucena
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : A room adjoining the chapel at Castellor, 1409.
- Range : F3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
- Synopsis : Although the castle of Castellor is under siege, Manrico and Leonora are about to be married. Manrico tells his love that, even if the fortress is destroyed and he is killed, he will die speaking her name.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- 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 : #1233, for score : #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Di quella pira - Cabaletta for Ah, sì ben mio
from Act III - The Gypsy's Son, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Manrico, an officer in Prince Urgel's army and the supposed son of the gypsy woman Azucena
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : A room adjoining the chapel at Castellor, 1409.
- Range : E3 to G4. Tessitura : G3 to G4
- Synopsis : Manrico has discovered that his mother Azucena has been captured by the Count of Luna and is about to be burned at the stake. Furious, Manrico calls together his soldiers and sings valiantly of how they will save Azucena from death.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Marco Milano from OperaWeb.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
D'amor sull'ali rosee
from Act IV - The Torture, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Leonora, a lady-in-waiting for the Princess of Aragon
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : dramatic coloratura
- Setting : A hall in the palace of Aliferia, Aragon, 1409.
- Range : C4 to D6. Tessitura : F4 to G#/Ab5
- Synopsis : Manrico has been captured in an attempt to save his mother from being executed and is now being held in prison by the Count of Luna. Leonora has come to the prison in disguise in order to see him. She hopes that he will be sustained by her love for him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Tu vedrai che amore in terra - Cabaletta for D'amor sull'are rose
from Act IV - The Torture, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Salvatore Cammarano
- Role : Leonora, a lady-in-waiting for the Princess of Aragon
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : dramatic coloratura
- Setting : A hall in the palace of Aliferia, Aragon, 1409.
- Range : C4 to C6. Tessitura : E4 to A6
- Synopsis : Manrico has been captured in an attempt to save his mother from being executed and is now being held in prison by the Count of Luna. Leonora has come to the prison in disguise in order to see him. After hearing a choir of monks chant a prayer for the prisoners, Leonora sings of her great concern for her love.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50337 (MacFarren). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
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