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Minnie, dallla mia casa
      from Act I of the Italian opera, La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini
      Libretto : Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini

• Role : Jack Rance, the sheriff
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : The Polka Saloon in a mining camp at the foot of Cloudy Mountain, USA, 1849-50
• Range : C#/Db3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : E3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Jack Rance pours his heart out to Minnie, saying that no one loved him before he left his birthplace and he loved no one. Now that he has met her, though, he would give the world for just one kiss from 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 - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50019 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Laggiù nel Soledad
      from Act I of the Italian opera, La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini
      Libretto : Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini

• Role : Minnie, owner of The Polka Saloon
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : The Polka Saloon in a mining camp at the foot of Cloudy Mountain, USA, 1849-50
• Range : E4 to C6. Tessitura : E4 to E5
• Synopsis : After Jack Rance has told him that he loves her, Minnie replies that she needs nothing from him because she has fond memories of her family. Besides, she wouldn't take a husband unless she loved him as he loved 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 - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50019 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Oh, se sapeste
      from Act II of the Italian opera, La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini
      Libretto : Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini

• Role : Minnie, owner of The Polka Saloon
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Minnie's cabin outside of a mining camp at the foot of Cloudy Mountain, USA, 1849-50
• Range : C#/Db4 to B6. Tessitura : E4 to F#/Gb5
• Synopsis : Dick Johnson has come for supper. He mentions that it must be somewhat lonely up in the hills at Minnie's cabin. She responds enthusiastically, saying that it isn't lonely at all. She finds joy, peace, and excitement in the natural beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the meadows and valleys that lie in-between them.
• 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 #50019 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Or son sei mesi
      from Act II of the Italian opera, La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini
      Libretto : Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini

• Role : Dick Johnson aka Ramerrez, a bandit on the run disguised as Dick Johnson
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : Minnie's cabin outside of a mining camp at the foot of Cloudy Mountain, USA, 1849-50
• Range : E3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Minnie has found out that Johnson is really a bandit named Ramerrez. Angrily she wants to know why he came to her cabin. He responds that he came to rob her but was unable to after seeing her. He then goes on to tell her of his life. His father was a bandit but when his father died six months ago, Johnson had to support them by taking over his father's gang. After seeing Minnie, he no longer wants to be a thief.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Dale Erwin.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50019 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Ch'ella mì creda libero
      from Act III of the Italian opera, La Fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini
      Libretto : Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini

• Role : Dick Johnson aka Ramerrez, a bandit on the run disguised as Dick Johnson
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : a forest at the foot of Cloudy Mountain, USA, 1849-50
• Range : D#/Eb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to F#/Gb4
• Synopsis : Johnson is about to executed for his crimes committed as Ramerrez. He explains his final wish passionately : that Minnie think that he was freed and never know that his actual fate.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Michael Fulton.
• 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 : #2006, for score : #50019 (Ricordi). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.