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Il lacerato spirito - Romanza
      from Prologue of the Italian opera, Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Jacopo Fiesco, a noble of Genoa and grandfather of Amelia
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : lyric bass
• Setting : A square, Genoa, mid 14th century
• Range : F#/Gb2 to C#/Db4. Tessitura : C#/Db3 to A#/Bb4
• Synopsis : Fiesco sings sorrowfully that his daughter Maria has died. He rages against the absent Simon Boccanegra and then accuses the Virgin Mary of not protecting his daughter. After realizing that he has committed blasphemy, he prays to her, hoping that she will forgive 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 and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0937, for opera : #50018 (Ricordi).

Come in quest'ora bruna - Cavatina
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Maria Boccanegra (Amelia), Simon Boccanegra's illegitimate daughter
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the garden of the Grimaldi Palace, Genoa, mid 14th century.
• Range : C#/Db4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : F4 to F5
• Synopsis : Amelia looks into the distance and remembers her childhood. The sight of the moon and the sea together brings back the memory of an old woman who lived in a small hut by the sea who brought her up. She promises never to let the extravagant surroundings of the palace make her forget her humble past.
• 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 #50018 (Ricordi).

Nell'ora soave - part of Finale
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Maria Boccanegra (Amelia), Simon Boccanegra's illegitimate daughter
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the chamber of the council in the palace of the Doge, Genoa, mid 14th century
• Range : D#/Eb4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : F4 to F5
• Synopsis : Amelia tells a story of how she was captured and taken aboard a ship. She fainted and when she awoke she was in a house. She threatened her abductor, saying that she would expose him to the Doge. He is frightened and lets her go but tells her that he was not the real abductor.
• 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 #50018 (Ricordi).

Plebe! Patrizi! - part of Finale
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Simon Boccanegra, at first
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : the chamber of the council in the palace of the Doge, Genoa, mid 14th century
• Range : D#/Eb3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : As people inside the council chamber draw arms against each other, Simon cries out for them to join in universal brotherhood.
• 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 #50018 (Ricordi).

Sento avvampar nell'anima
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Gabriele Adorno, a citizen of Genoa
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : dramatic tenor/heldentenor
• Setting : the palace of the Doge, Genoa, mid 14th century
• Range : G#/Ab3 to A5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to A5
• Synopsis : Believing that Simon and Amelia are "enjoying each other", Gabriele goes into a jealous rage and then regresses into sadness.
• 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 #50018 (Ricordi).