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O sommo Carlo
from Act III of the Italian opera Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Role: Don Carlo, the King of Spain
Voice Part: baritone       Fach: dramatic baritone
Setting: An underground vault holding the tomb of Charlemagne, Aix-la-Chapelle, 1519
Synopsis: After capturing the conspirators who had planned to murder him, Carlo sings to the dead Emporer Charlemagne.
Range: Tessitura:
C3 - F4F3 - D#/Eb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by G. Christen (added 1997-04-12)
O sommo Carlo, Carlo's aria from Ernani

O sommo Carlo, - più del tuo nome 
le tue virtudi - aver vogl'io, 
sarò, lo giuro - a te ed a Dio, 
delle tue gesta - imitator. 
Perdono a tutti - (mie brame ho dome). 
 Sposi voi siate, - v'amate ognor. 
A Carlo Magno - sia gloria e onor.
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