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"If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in the fact that we not only have feelings but insist upon having them at whatever cost to ourselves. . . . The quality common to all the great operatic roles, e.g., Don Giovanni, Norma, Lucia, Tristan, Isolde, Brünnhilde, is that each of them is a passionate and willful state of being. In real life they would all be bores, even Don Giovanni." - -W.H. Auden
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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.
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