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"Of all my children, this is the one that cost me the worst birth-pangs and brought me the most sorrow; and for that reason it is the one most dear to me." - -Ludwig van Beethoven near death to his friend Anton Schindler about Fidelio
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Io son l'umile ancella
from Act I of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
- Role : Adriana Lecouvreur, the star of the Comédie-Française
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : spinto
- Setting : backstage at the Comédie-Française, Paris, 1730
- Range : C4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : F4 to G5
- Synopsis : The Prince de Boullion and the Abbe de Chazeuil meet the company at the Comédie-Française before the show. Although the Prince is the patron of Adriana's main competition as an actress, Duclos, he compliments Adriana. She replies to the compliments by saying that she is only the vessel through which the muses work.
- 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 : #2568, for score : #511-0 (Sonzogno). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
La dolcissima effigie
from Act I of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
Ecco il monologo
from Act I of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
- Role : Michonnet, the manager of the Comédie-Française
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : dramatic baritone
- Setting : backstage at the Comédie-Française, Paris, 1730
- Range : A#/Bb3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : C#/Db3 to D#/Eb4
- Synopsis : As Michonnet watches Adriana perform on stage, he is entranced with her skill and beauty. He is in love with her, although the love is not returned. He declares his joy in watching her perform.
- 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 : #1252, for score : #511-0 (Sonzogno). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Acerba voluttà…O vagabonda stella
from Act II of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
L'anima ho stanca
from Act II of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
- Role : Maurizio, the Count of Saxony
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : a salon in the house of the actress Duclos, Paris, 1730
- Range : F3 to A5. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to F#/Gb4
- Synopsis : Maurizio has met with the Princesse de Bouillon for a secret tryst. When she asks him what the violets he has brought are for, he replies that he brought them for her. In truth, however, they were given to Maurizio by Adriana as a show of her love 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 : #511-0 (Sonzogno). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Poveri fiori
from Act IV of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
- Role : Adriana Lecouvreur, the star of the Comédie-Française
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : spinto
- Setting : a room in Adriana's house, Paris, 1730
- Range : D4 to A6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
- Synopsis : On her birthday, Adriana is sent a package which she believes is from Maurizio. Depressed and suicidal because of Maurizio's betrayal of their love, her mood is made worse when she opens the package and finds that it contains the decrepit remains of the violets that she gave Maurizio some time ago as a sign of their love. She sings to them of her sorrow. Little does she know, however, that the package is from Maurizio's other love, the Princesse de Bouillon, who has soaked the flowers in poison.
- 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 complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Il russo Mèncikoff
from Act III of the Italian opera, Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
- Role : Maurizio, the Count of Saxony
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : spinto
- Setting : a room arranged as a private theater, the palace of the Prince de Bouillon, Paris, 1730
- Range : F3 to B5. Tessitura : F3 to G4
- Synopsis : At one of the Prince's gatherings, Maurizio is asked about a recent battle that he fought in. He responds by telling of the battle which he won by an amazing feat of bravery.
- 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 complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Doctor Jessop's midwife
from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Florence, the housekeeper for Lady Billows
- Voice Part : contralto Fach : contralto
- Setting : the breakfast room in the house of Lady Billows, Loxford, East Suffock, England, the night of late April, 1900
- Range : A4 to E5. Tessitura : E4 to D#/Eb5
- Synopsis : Florence reads off the duties Lady Billows has for her to do that morning. Most of them consist of telling other people to stop doing things that Lady Billows considers immoral. Florence muses on all the things she has to do, indicating that Lady Billows needs a whole crew of workers to do what she expects Florence to do by herself.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Now then! Notebook, Florence
from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Lady Billows, an elderly puritanical autocrat
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : spinto
- Setting : the breakfast room in the house of Lady Billows, Loxford, East Suffock, England, the night of late April, 1900
- Range : A#/Bb4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : G4 to G5
- Synopsis : Lady Billows rhapsodizes to the town committee about the Queen of May selection. She indicates that the purity of the town is particularly lacking, unlike in her youth when there were many worthy candidates for the Queen of May. She declares that she has put up a monetary prize this year to induce the youth of the town to be more virtuous in order to be named Queen of May.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Is this all you can bring?
from Act I, Scene 1 of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Lady Billows, an elderly puritanical autocrat
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : spinto
- Setting : the breakfast room in the house of Lady Billows, Loxford, East Suffock, England, the night of late April, 1900
- Range : A4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : E4 to G#/Ab5
- Synopsis : Lady Billows rages at the committee that is to select the Queen of May. She wonders why none of the women they have suggested is morally upstanding (according to her moral code). She accuses the town of being a hotbed of immoral behavior, especially among the young women of town.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Tickling a trout, poaching a hare
from Act I, Scene 2 of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Sid, a butcher's shophand
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Mrs Herring's greengrocery, Loxford, East Suffock, England, the night of late April, 1900
- Range : A3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
- Synopsis : Disgusted by Albert's boring character, Sid recites the wonders of getting away from your parents and spending time just having fun. Chiefmost among these pleasures is the pleasure of meeting a girl.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
I'm full of happiness
from Act II, Scene 1 of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Lady Billows, an elderly puritanical autocrat
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : spinto
- Setting : a celebration in the garden of the Vicar, Loxford, England, May first, 1900
- Range : G3 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : D4 to F#/Gb5
- Synopsis : At the celebration to name Albert Herring as the virtuous King of May, Lady Billows makes a speech in which she announces Albert as the foremost example of virtue in Loxford. She admonishes the other children present that they should follow Albert's example and resist the temptations that come upon them. At the end of her speech, she loses her notes and finishes with several aborted patriotic sayings.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Albert the Good
from Act II, Scene 2 of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Albert Herring, clerk in his mother's grocery store
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : tenor leggiero
- Setting : Mrs Herring's greengrocery, Loxford, East Suffock, England, the night of May first, 1900
- Range : C3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to G4
- Synopsis : At the party at which he is named King of May as a testament to his virtuous behavior, Albert discovers the joys of alcohol. After the party, he revels in the joyous food and drinks of which he partook. He especially enjoyed the lemonade that was spiked with rum, unbeknownst to him. His thoughts shift to Nancy, who was with him at the celebration. He wonders why she paid so much attention to him at the party. He doesn't think that she could be interested in him because he is shy and no girl could really like him. The mere thought of a girl liking him sends him floating on a cloud of ecstasy.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
I can't remember everything
from Act III of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Albert Herring, clerk in his mother's grocery store
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : tenor leggiero
- Setting : Mrs Herring's greengrocery, Loxford, East Suffock, England, May 2nd, 1900
- Range : C#/Db3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G3 to F4
- Synopsis : The whole town has been looking for Albert, who disappeared after being named the King of May the day before. He finally shows up and, when asked where he was, replies that he stayed out all night. He says that he decided that it was time he experienced some of the more sinful parts of life. He explains that he went to several pubs and got roaring drunk and eventually got into a fight. He finishes it all by explaining that he did it because of the unrealistic expectations of virtue that his mother and the town had of him.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
What would Missus Herring say?
from Act III of the English opera, Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten
Libretto : Eric Crozier
- Role : Nancy, a baker's helper
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : lyric mezzo
- Setting : Mrs Herring's greengrocery, Loxford, East Suffock, England, May 2nd, 1900
- Range : B4 to F5. Tessitura : D4 to D5
- Synopsis : Albert has disappeared and Nancy thinks it might be her fault. The night before, she and Sid planned to "loosen up" Albert a little bit by spiking his lemonade with rum. It all seemed in good fun when they did it, but now Nancy worries that something bad has happened to Albert because of it. She wishes that he would return, safe and sound.
- 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 : #VSB0. Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Tornami a vagheggiar
from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Alcina by George Frideric Handel
Libretto : A. Marchi
- Role : Alcina, a sorceress
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : Alcina's court, Alcina's enchanted island
- Range : F4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
- Synopsis : Ruggiero has been captured by Alcina and bespelled by Alcina to be in love with Alcina and think that his real enemy is actually his fiancee Bradamante. Bradamente, in disguise, tries to show him his mistake, but Ruggiero only runs off. Alcina then enters and declares that she will keep Ruggiero under her power.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of aria - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #2253. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Mi lusinga il dolce affeto
from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Alcina by George Frideric Handel
Libretto : A. Marchi
- Role : Ruggiero, a knight
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : male mezzo-soprano|lyric mezzo
- Setting : the palace on Alcina's enchanted island
- Range : C4 to G5. Tessitura : D#/Eb4 to F5
- Synopsis : Ruggiero had been ensorcelled by Alcina to believe that his fiancee Bradamante was really his enemy. However, he has been released from the enchantment by a magic ring. Bradamente then approaches him and convinces him that she is really there. Ruggiero responds, letting her know that he believes her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Ah, mio cor!
from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Alcina by George Frideric Handel
Libretto : A. Marchi
Verdi prati
from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Alcina by George Frideric Handel
Libretto : A. Marchi
- Role : Ruggiero, a knight
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : male mezzo-soprano|lyric mezzo
- Setting : the palace on Alcina's enchanted island
- Range : C#/Db4 to E5. Tessitura : E4 to C#/Db5
- Synopsis : Morgana finds Ruggiero and his lover Bradamente alone. She recognizes Bradamente though as a man named Riccardo that she loved. After accusing them of betraying her love, the lovers explain that Riccardo was just Bradamente in disguise and Ruggiero asks her for forgiveness and peace.
- 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 aria - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #1581. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Ah! Ruggiero crudel…Ombre pallide - Recit. and aria
from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Alcina by George Frideric Handel
Libretto : A. Marchi
- Role : Alcina, a sorceress
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : a cavern on Alcina's enchanted island
- Range : D#/Eb4 to A6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
- Synopsis : Alcina, upset over the escape of Ruggiero, who she cast a love spell upon, invokes the spirits to cast the spells she needs to take him back.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
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