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Your search criteria were: Database searched-aria Opera-Il Corsaro Range Function-not used Voice Part-All Language-All "You only have time to clamber up a tree and hold on like grim death. Your hair is blown about, your face is streaked with blood, but when the storm dies off and recedes a little, you get down from your shelter, you shake yourself and you enjoy the pleasure of having escaped a great danger. The hurricane, my dear child, is Wagner or Wagnerism. It is a fearsome but it passes on. The important thing is not to let yourself be carried away..." -Charles Gounod View All Quotes

Tutto parea sorridere
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Corrado, the captain of a pirate ship
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the island of the Corsairs', the Aegean Sea, early 19th century
• Range : G3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G4
• Synopsis : Disappointed with the world, Corrado sings his thoughts on the fallibility of the human race.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Sì, di Corsari il fulmine - Cabaletta for Tutto parea sorridere
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Corrado, the captain of a pirate ship
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the island of the Corsairs', the Aegean Sea, early 19th century
• Range : D#/Eb3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
• Synopsis : After receiving a letter from a Greek spy, Corrado decides to sail out of harbor that evening and assembles his men to tell them just that.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Non so le tetre immagini - Romanza
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Medora, the beloved of Corrado
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Medora's rooms on the island of the Corsairs', the Aegean Sea, early 19th century
• Range : B4 to C6. Tessitura : G4 to F5
• Synopsis : Medora is waiting Corrado's return and to combat her boredom, she picks up a harp and accompanies herself, singing that there is an emotion deep inside of her that can only be accessed when Corrado is near to 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 : #1288, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Vola talor dal carcere - Cavatina
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Gulnara, the Pasha's favorite slave
• Voice Part : soprano
• Setting : Gulnara's rooms in the palace of Pasha Seid, Coron, early 19th century
• Range : B4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : F4 to F5
• Synopsis : Although she is being treated very well in Pasha Seid's palace, she knows that she is not free to leave. She wishes that she could escape the domicile of this man that she hates and find a true love.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Ah conforto è sol la speme - Cabaletta for Vola talor dal carcere
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Gulnara, the Pasha's favorite slave
• Voice Part : soprano
• Setting : Gulnara's rooms in the palace of Pasha Seid, Coron, early 19th century
• Range : D4 to C6. Tessitura : G#/Ab4 to C6
• Synopsis : Although she is being treated very well in Pasha Seid's palace, she knows that she is not free to leave. After the Pasha invites her to a feast, she goes but not before reaffirming her desire that God will grant her a love of her own.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Cento leggiadre vergini
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Seid, the Pasha of Coron
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : lyric baritone
• Setting : Seid's rooms in his palace, Coron, early 19th century
• Range : C#/Db3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
• Synopsis : Seid thinks upon his desires for Gulnara that go unheeded at every turn while all other women would give anything to be with him.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

S'avvincina il tuo momento - Cabaletta for Cento leggiadre vergini
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Seid, the Pasha of Coron
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : lyric baritone
• Setting : Seid's rooms in his palace, Coron, early 19th century
• Range : E3 to F4. Tessitura : F3 to F4
• Synopsis : Angry with Gulnara for not submitting to his love, Seid rages at her absent form, vowing vengeance for this insult.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Salve, Allah! tutta quanta
      from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Seid, the Pasha of Coron
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : lyric baritone
• Setting : the banquet hall of Pasha Seid's palace, Coron, early 19th century
• Range : D#/Eb3 to F4. Tessitura : F3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : The Pasha Seid leads his assembled generals in a patriotic hymn.
• 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.