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Come rugiada al cespite - Cavatina
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Ernani, a bandit
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A deserted area in the mountains of Saragossa, Spain, 1519
• Range : G3 to A5. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Ernani discloses his love for Elvira to his bandits and says that if he cannot have her, he will not be able to continue living.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

O tu che l'alma adora - Cabaletta for Come rugiada al cespite
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Ernani, a bandit
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A deserted area in the mountains of Saragossa, Spain, 1519
• Range : F3 to A5. Tessitura : A4 to G4
• Synopsis : After disclosing his love for Elvira to his men in the first part of the aria, Ernani goes on in this cabaletta to talk to Elvira directly, even though she is not there.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Ernani, Ernani involami - Cavatina
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Elvira, the niece and fiancee of Don Ruy Gomez
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Elvira's rooms in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's apartments, Spain, 1519
• Range : A#/Bb4 to C6. Tessitura : F4 to G5
• Synopsis : Elvira is in love with Ernani but is betrothed to her uncle Silva, She wishes that he would go away and stop chasing her and leave her alone to think about Ernani, who she continues on to expound on.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• 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 : #0560, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy aria sheet music online at Sheet Music Plus.

Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani - Cabaletta for Ernani, Ernani involami
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Elvira, the niece and fiancee of Don Ruy Gomez
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Elvira's rooms in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's apartments, Spain, 1519
• Range : C4 to C6. Tessitura : E4 to A#/Bb6
• Synopsis : After her maids present her with presents from her uncle and betrothed Silva, Elvira declares that she does not care for any expensive gifts that don't remind her of Ernani.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Lo vedremo, veglio audace
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Don Carlo, King of Spain
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : A hall in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's castle, Spain, 1519
• Range : D3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
• Synopsis : King Carlo has entered Silva's castle in search of the bandit Ernani. He is sure that Silva is hiding Ernani somewhere inside but Silva denies it. Carlo becomes angry and threatens to torture the information out of Silva who he believes is a traitor. He finally offers him a choice of what to give him : his head or the traitor Ernani
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Vieni meco, soldi rose - Cabaletta for Lo vedremo, veglio audace
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Don Carlo, King of Spain
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : A hall in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's castle, Spain, 1519
• Range : F#/Gb3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to F#/Gb4
• Synopsis : King Carlo has entered Silva's castle in search of the bandit Ernani. He is sure that Silva is hiding Ernani somewhere inside but Silva denies it. Carlo becomes angry and threatens to torture the information out of Silva, but retracts his offer when he sees Elvira, Silva's niece and fiancee. He offers a choice for Silva : give up Ernani or give up Elvira. Silva gives up Elvira and Carlo sings passionately to her with a slight bit of menace added in.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Oh de'verd'anni miei - Cavatina
      from Act III of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Don Carlo, King of Spain
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : An underground vault holding the tomb of Charlemagne, Aix-la-Chapelle, 1519
• Range : D#/Eb3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Waiting to expose a conspiracy to murder him, Don Carlo sings to the tomb of Charlemagne of the glories and the vanities of the world.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

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

• Role : Don Carlo, King of Spain
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : An underground vault holding the tomb of Charlemagne, Aix-la-Chapelle, 1519
• Range : C3 to F4. Tessitura : F3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : After capturing the conspirators who had planned to murder him, Carlo sings to the dead Emporer Charlemagne.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by G. Christen from OperaGlass.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Odi il voto o grande Iddio - Added to the score in 1844
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Ernani, a bandit
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's castle, Spain, 1519
• Range : Has not been entered yet.
• Synopsis : Having sworn his services to Silva, Ernani sings to his dead father, swearing that he will avenge him with his fellow bandits.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Sprezzo la vita ne pił m'alletta - Cabaletta to Odi il voto o grande Iddio
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Ernani, a bandit
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's castle, Spain, 1519
• Range : Has not been entered yet.
• Synopsis : After singing the first part of this aria to his dead father, Ernani enters into this cabaletta singing of the vengeance he will exact for his father's death.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi).

Infelice!..e tuo credevi - Cavatina
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Don Ruy Gomez de Silva, a Spanish grandee
• Voice Part : bass   Fach : lyric bass
• Setting : Elvira's rooms in Don Ruy Gomez de Silva's apartments, Spain, 1519
• Range : G2 to F4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo inside. He is shocked at this and laments self-pityingly.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Mark D. Lew.
• 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 : #0834, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy aria sheet music online at Sheet Music Plus.

Dal pił remoto esilio - Cavatina
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Jacopo Foscari, the son of Francesco Foscari
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in the Foscari palace, Venice, 1457
• Range : F3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to F#/Gb4
• Synopsis : Jacopo has been exiled from Venice and has now been brought before the Venetian Council of Ten (headed by his father) to face charges of murder. He sings of Venice and how he missed it in his exile.
• 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.

Odio solo ed odio atroce - Cabaletta to Dal pił remoto esilio
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Jacopo Foscari, the son of Francesco Foscari
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in the Foscari palace, Venice, 1457
• Range : D#/Eb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
• Synopsis : Jacopo has been exiled from Venice and has now been brought before the Venetian Council of Ten (headed by his father) to face charges of murder. Assured that he will be presented with a easy sentence, he explodes into this cabaletta, singing his defiance and claiming that he is innocent and that he is only being kept by their hate for 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.

Tu al cui sguardi onni possente
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Lucrezia Contarini, Jacopo's wife
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in the Foscari palace, Venice, 1457
• Range : C4 to B6. Tessitura : F4 to A6
• Synopsis : While she is attempting to see her husband who has been charged with murder, a group of Lucrezia's attendants suggest that, instead of rushing off, she should put her faith in God. She submits to their request and sings this prayer to God.
• 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.

La clemenza! s'aggiunge lo scherno - Cabaletta to Tu al cui sguardi onni possente
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Lucrezia Contarini, Jacopo's wife
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in the Foscari palace, Venice, 1457
• Range : D4 to C6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
• Synopsis : After asking Pisana, her friend, if Jacopo has been sentenced to death, Lucrezia is told that her husband has instead been returned to his exile through the mercy of the Venetian Council of Ten. Angry at this sort of mercy that seems very unmerciful to her, Lucrezia's cabaletta is focused on her thoughts on the Council's sort of "mercy".
• 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.

O vecchio cor che batte - Romanza
      from Act I, Scene 4 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Francesco Foscari, the Doge
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : the Doge's private rooms, Venice, 1457
• Range : C3 to F4. Tessitura : F3 to E4
• Synopsis : Francesco is saddened that he has no control over his son being sentenced to exile. He sings of his regret that he does not have the strength to hold back his tears.
• 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 maledirmi o prode - Preghiera
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Jacopo Foscari, the son of Francesco Foscari
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the state prisons, Venice, 1457
• Range : G3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : C4 to G4
• Synopsis : Jacopo is locked in the lower levels of the prison until he can be transported out of the country. He suddenly sees specters rise up around him. He recognizes one of them as a man executed as a result of the Venetian Council of Ten's ruling. As the ghosts advance, he sings of his terror and asks the ghosts to have mercy on him. Finally, as the ghost continues to come nearer, Jacopo faints.
• 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.

All'infelice veglio
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Jacopo Foscari, the son of Francesco Foscari
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the Old Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, 1457
• Range : D#/Eb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
• Synopsis : About to leave for his exile, Jacopo says farewell to his wife and children, singing to his wife to take care of the children. When she shows her sadness, he reminds her that she was not always a Foscari and was born a Contarini.
• 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.

O padre, figli, sposa - Cabaletta to All'infelice veglio
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Jacopo Foscari, the son of Francesco Foscari
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : the Old Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, 1457
• Range : D#/Eb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : A#/Bb4 to G#/Ab4
• Synopsis : About to leave for his exile, Jacopo sings his final farewell to his father, his wife, and his children in this slow cabaletta.
• 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.

Pił non vive..l'innocente - Cabaletta to a duet
      from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Lucrezia Contarini, Jacopo's wife
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : spinto
• Setting : A hall in the Foscari palace, Venice, 1457
• Range : C#/Db4 to B6. Tessitura : E4 to A6
• Synopsis : Jacopo has died after stepping on to the boat that is taking him to his place of exile right after his father has discovered evidence that proves he is innocent of the crimes that he has been convicted of. Lucrezia, torn with sorrow, sings of her deep grief from his sudden death at the moment he was found innocent.
• 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.