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Caro nome
from Act I, Scene II of the Italian opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Role: Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: The house of Rigoletto
Synopsis: After the Duke in the guise of a poor student named Gualtier Malde has seduced her, Gilda sings of her new-found love.
Range: Tessitura:
B3 - C#/Db6F#/Gb4 - A5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-06-20)
Caro nome, Gilda's aria from Rigoletto

Gualtier Maldè...nome di lui sì amato	Gualtier Maldè...name of my beloved,
scolpisciti nel core innamorato!	brand this loving heart!

Caro nome che il mio cor		Sweet name, you who made my heart
festi primo palpitar,			throb for the first time,
le delizie dell' amor			you must always remind me
mi dêi sempre rammentar!		the pleasures of love!
Col pensiero il mio desir		My desire will fly to you
a te ognora volerà,			on the wings of thought
e pur l' ultimo sospir,			and my last breath
caro nome, tuo sarà.			will be yours, my beloved.

Translation by Guia K. Monti  guiam@tinn.net
Sounds:
MIDI version by Bill King
Sheet Music/Scores:
Larsen, Robert. Arias for Soprano. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Soprano Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Verdi - Arias for Soprano Vol. 1. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aria Album for Soprano - Vol. 1. Published by Edition Peters. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. The Art of Joan Sutherland - Volume VII: Verdi Arias. Published by Boosey and Hawkes. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Prima Donna's Album. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Cantolopera: Verdi Arias for Soprano. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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