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Viva il vino spumeggiante (Brindisi) - Drinking Song
from the one act Italian opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
Libretto: Guido Menasci

Role: Turiddu, a soldier, the son of Lucia
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: spinto
Setting: Easter Sunday in the main square of a Sicilian village, Italy, late 1800s
Synopsis: Turiddu sings a drinking song, praising wine that makes one's thoughts turn only to happiness.
Range: Tessitura:
G3 - G4G3 - G4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Mike Gibb (added 1997-10-26)
Brindisi (Viva il vino spumeggiante), Turiddu's aria from Cavalleria Rusticana

Intanto amici, qua, 		Friends, (come) here!
Beviamone un bicchiere.		Let's drink a glass.

Viva il vino spumeggiante 	Here's to the frothing wine,
Nel bicchiere scintillante, 	Sparkling in the glass,
Come il riso dell'amante 	Like the lover's smile
Mite infonde il giubilo! 	It inspires rejoicing!
Viva il vino ch'รจ sincero 	Here's to the wine that's sincere
Che ci allieta ogni pensiero, 	That makes every thought a happy one
E che annega l'umor nero, 	And that drowns a black humour
Nell'ebbrezza tenera. 		In soft intoxication. 

Translation by Mike Gibb
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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