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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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L'onore! Ladri!
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
- Role : Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : heavy bass
- Setting : Inside the Garter Inn, Windsor, England, early 15th century
- Range : G#/Ab2 to G4. Tessitura : D3 to E4
- Synopsis : After the shiftless Bardolph and Pistol surprisingly refuse to help Falstaff trick Mistress Ford and Mistress Page out of their money because of their "honor", Falstaff lectures them of the meaningless of "honor". Honor, he says, is nothing but a word. It means nothing after life is over and cannot heal broken bones or wounds. He finally chases the two of them out of the inn.
- 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 #50338 (Ducloux). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
È sogno? o realtà
from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
- Role : Ford, a wealthy man
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Inside the Garter Inn, Windsor, England, early 15th century
- Range : A#/Bb3 to G4. Tessitura : C3 to D#/Eb4
- Synopsis : Ford has been alerted to Falstaff's plan to seduce his wife. He dresses in disguise and offers Falstaff money to help him seduce his own wife (although Falstaff doesn't know this because Ford is in disguise!). When Falstaff tells him that he has already "made the acquaintance" of the lady and leaves him there, Ford becomes angry and worries about the possibility of his wife betraying their marriage vows and actually giving in to Falstaff's advances.
- 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 : #1177, for score : #50338 (Ducloux). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Quand'ero paggio del Duca di Norfolk
from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola - Sonneto
from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
Sul fil d'un soffio etesio
from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
Va, vecchio John
from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto : Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV
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