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Come due tizzi accesi
      from Act I of the Italian opera, L'Arlesiana by Francesco Cilča
      Libretto : Leopoldo Marenco

• Role : Baldassarre, an old shepherd
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : the farmyard of Rosa Mamai's farm, the end of May, late 1800's, Italy
• Range : A3 to G4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D4
• Synopsis : Baldassarre tells a story to L'Innocente, the mentally impaired son of Rosa Mamai. He describes a little goat that is attacked during the night by a wolf. Throughout the entire night, the goat defends itself but finally as the morning breaks, it succumbs to its injuries.
• 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 : #0959, for score : #511-0 (Sonzogno). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Era un giorno di festa
      from Act I of the Italian opera, L'Arlesiana by Francesco Cilča
      Libretto : Leopoldo Marenco

• Role : Rosa Mamai, mother of Federico and L'Innocente
• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano   Fach : dramatic mezzo
• Setting : the farmyard of Rosa Mamai's farm, the end of May, late 1800's, Italy
• Range : B4 to F#/Gb5. Tessitura : E4 to E5
• Synopsis : Vivetta and Rosa Mamai are talking about Federico and the girl from Arles that captured his heart. Upset because she loves Federico, Vivetta asks Rosa Mamai how Federico and the girl met. She responds, saying that he met her on a feast day and they fell in love at once. Now he no longer pays any attention to his mother.
• 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 : #511-0 (Sonzogno) Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Vieni con me sui monti
      from Act II of the Italian opera, L'Arlesiana by Francesco Cilča
      Libretto : Leopoldo Marenco

• Role : Baldassarre, an old shepherd
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : on the banks of Vacares pond in the region of Camargue, the end of May, late 1800's, Italy
• Range : D#/Eb3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : E3 to D4
• Synopsis : Federico has run away from home after finding out that his beloved girl from Arles has betrayed him with the stable boy. The whole farm is out looking for him and eventually Baldassarre and L'Innocente find him. Baldassarre tries to convince him to come back to the farm and forget about the girl by working with him on the pastures in the high hills.
• 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 : #511-0 (Sonzogno) Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Lamento di Federico (E' la solita storia)
      from Act II of the Italian opera, L'Arlesiana by Francesco Cilča
      Libretto : Leopoldo Marenco

• Role : Federico, son of Rosa Mamai
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : spinto
• Setting : on the banks of Vacares pond in the region of Camargue, the end of May, late 1800's, Italy
• Range : E3 to A5. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Federico has run away from home after finding out that his beloved girl from Arles has betrayed him with the stable boy. He is found by Baldassarre and L'Innocente but the former leaves to tend the flocks and the latter falls asleep. As L'Innocente falls asleep, he mentions a line from astory told earlier about a goat. This sets off Federico and he despairs over his lost love.
• Sound file : Sibelius score (requires Sibelius Scorch plug-in), MIDI file and zip format sequenced by David Usher.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Hagy.
• 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 : #1668, for score : #511-0 (Sonzogno). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Esser madre č un inferno
      from Act III of the Italian opera, L'Arlesiana by Francesco Cilča
      Libretto : Leopoldo Marenco

• Role : Rosa Mamai, mother of Federico and L'Innocente
• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano   Fach : dramatic mezzo
• Setting : the eve of Federico's and Vivetta's wedding on Rosa Mamai's farm, the end of May, late 1800's, Italy
• Range : D4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to F#/Gb5
• Synopsis : After losing his love to the stable hand, Federico consents to marry Vivetta. However, the passion for the girl from Arles still burns inside him and he attacks the stable hand with a sledgehammer. The two are separated but Rosa Mamai decides to offer a prayer to God that she can remain strong throughout the trials that her son has put upon 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 : #511-0 (Sonzogno) Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.