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Avant de quitter ces lieux - No. 4, Recitative and Cavatina
from Act II of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Valentin, Marguerite's brother
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : A celebration in a public square in a German city, 16th century
- Range : C3 to G4. Tessitura : D#/Eb3 to D#/Eb4
- Synopsis : Valentin has been called off to war. He is not worried about what will happen to him because of the sacred medallion that he has been given. He is, however, worried because there will no one protect his sister while he is gone. He asks God to take care of her while he fights. He declares that he shall fight valiantly for his country and if he dies, he prays that he will be allowed to watch over his sister from Heaven.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Lea Frey.
- 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 : #0402, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Song of the Golden Calf ("Le veau d'or est toujours debout!") - No. 4a
from Act II of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
Salut! demeure chaste et pure - No. 8, Cavatina
from Act III of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Faust, an old man turned young by Mèphistophélès
- Voice Part : tenor Fach : lyric tenor
- Setting : The garden of Marguerite in a German city, 16th century
- Range : D#/Eb3 to C5. Tessitura : G3 to G4
- Synopsis : Approaching Marguerite's house, Faust is struck by the purity of the dwelling and the innocence of Marguerite inside. He then goes on to thank Nature for creating the beautiful angelic creature that is Marguerite.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Lea Frey.
- 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 : #0456, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Je voudrais bien savoir...Il était un Roi de Thulé - First part of No. 9
from Act III of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Marguerite, a young woman
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : The garden of Marguerite in a German city, 16th century
- Range : E4 to F5. Tessitura : G4 to E5
- Synopsis : Curious about the identity of the stranger (Faust) that met her in the square of the town earlier, Marguerite sings a song about a king of Thule that remained faithful to the memory of his lady until his death.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by George Pollen.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Lea Frey.
- Recordings : Complete Opera Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
The Jewel Song ("Ah, je ris de me voir") - Second part of No. 9
from Act III of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Marguerite, a young woman
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : The garden of Marguerite in a German city, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db4 to A6. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to G5
- Synopsis : Marguerite has found a casket of jewels at her door. She has never had jewels of any sort and she tries them on and looks at herself in the mirror. She imagines that others do not recognize her and believe that she is actually a princess. She also thinks of Faust and sings that if he could see her now, he would find her truly beautiful.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Lea Frey.
- 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 : #0352, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Faites-lui mes âveux - No. 7
from Act III of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Siebel, a young man in love with Marguerite
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : lyric mezzo
- Setting : The garden of Marguerite in a German city, 16th century
- Range : D4 to G5. Tessitura : G4 to E5
- Synopsis : Siebel gathers flowers to give to Marguerite. He hopes that they will convey his love to her, but they die as soon as he plucks them. He remembers the evil man who he met earlier (Mèphistophélès) and believes that he has been cursed by him. So, he dips his hands in holy water to remove the curse and goes back to picking flowers.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Lea Frey.
- 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 : #0347, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
The Spinning Wheel Song ("Elles se cachaient...Il ne revient pas") - Part of No. 12, Scene and Chanson
from Act IV, Scene 1 of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Marguerite, a young woman
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : The room of Marguerite's house in a German city, 16th century
- Range : D#/Eb4 to B6. Tessitura : G4 to F5
- Synopsis : Spinning at her spinning wheel, Marguerite sings of her loneliness and feelings of betrayal. Faust has left her after sleeping with her and she now wait eagerly for his return. He has not returned though. Marguerite swears to God that if she could see him but once more, she would be happy.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally 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 #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Si le bonheur a sourire t'invite - Part of No. 12, Romance
from Act IV, Scene 1 of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Siebel, a young man in love with Marguerite
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : lyric mezzo
- Setting : The room of Marguerite's house in a German city, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db4 to E5. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to E5
- Synopsis : Finding Marguerite forlorn and sorrowful at her spinning wheel, Siebel attempts to comfort her by swearing to avenge the wrongs against her. When she pleads with him not to, Siebel sings to her that when she is happy, he is happy. Likewise, when she is sad, he weeps with her. He finishes by teling her that he will always love her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto originally entered by Sally Mouzon.
- 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 : #1588, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Vous qui faites l'endormie - No. 15, Serenade
from Act IV, Scene 3 of the French opera, Faust by Charles-François Gounod
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carrè
- Role : Mèphistophélès, the Devil
- Voice Part : bass Fach : lyric bass
- Setting : A square in front of a cathedral in a German city, 16th century
- Range : G2 to G4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
- Synopsis : Faust and Mèphistophélès come at night to Marguerite's house. Marguerite's window is lit up and Mèphistophélès offers to sing a serenade to get her to open the door for Faust. The serenade advises a woman not to give up her virginity until after she is married. Of course, he is mocking her for she has already slept with Faust and, in fact, is bearing his child.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by George Pollen.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Lea Frey.
- 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 : #1551, for score : #50098 (Ricordi). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
Pour mon pays en serviteur fide - No. 3
from Act I, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Laerte, son of Polonius
- Voice Part : tenor
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : F3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
- Synopsis : Laerte is leaving to go abroad. In his farewell, he says that he will think of his sister Ophélie for his entire journey and if he should not return, he wishes that she would be comforted by Hamlet. He asks Hamlet to take good care of her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Singable Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Spectre infernal! - No. 5, Invocation
from Act I, Scene 2 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Battlements of Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to D4
- Synopsis : Hamlet has heard a report of the ghost of his father appearing on the battlements of the castle. At midnight, he goes to the battlements and invokes the spirit of father, hoping that the ghost will appear to him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Adieu, dit-il, ayez foi! - No. 6
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : D4 to C#/Db6. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to A6
- Synopsis : Ophélie is worried because Hamlet has been avoiding her for the last few days. She is in love with him and thought he was in love with her, but now she is not so sure. She sees him approaching and thinks that he might stay with her. He turns around when he sees her. Despairing, she decided that true will never come to her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : none
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Dans son regard plus sombre - No. 7, Arioso
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Gertrude, Queen of Denmark
- Voice Part : mezzo-soprano Fach : dramatic mezzo
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C4 to G#/Ab5. Tessitura : F4 to D#/Eb5
- Synopsis : The Queen finds Ophélie crying because Hamlet is avoiding her. Ophélie pleads with her to let her go away from the palace. But the Queen entreats her to stay for Hamlet's love for her is the only thing that can help him return to normal.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Ò vin dissipe la tristesse - No. 10, Chanson bacique
from Act II, Scene 1 of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to G4. Tessitura : F3 to F4
- Synopsis : Hamlet meets with a troupe of actors that will perform a play for the court. With them, he sings a drinking song in which he calls for wine and laughter to dispel his sadness.
- Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Jonathan H. Ward.
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Robert Glaubitz.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0361, no # listed for score.
J'ai pu frapper - No. 13
from Act III of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to D4. Tessitura : E3 to D4
- Synopsis : Hamlet sings the famous monologue "To be or not to be" in his attempt to decide whether being dead or being alive is better.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Je t'implore, ô mon frère - No. 14
from Act III of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Claudius, King of Denmark
- Voice Part : bass Fach : lyric bass
- Setting : Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : D#/Eb2 to F4. Tessitura : A#/Bb3 to C4
- Synopsis : Observed by Hamlet, the King prays to his brother, asking him to forgive Claudius for killing him.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. No catalog # listed.
Partagez-vous mes fleurs - part of No. 18, Valse
from Act IV of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : A country site near a lake, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : F4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : A5 to F5
- Synopsis : Ophélie has gone mad and believes that she is married to Hamlet. She sings a merry and florid waltz about nothing.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Ilya Speranza.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0374, no # listed for score.
Pâle et blonde - part of No. 18, Ballade
from Act IV of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Ophélie, daughter of Polonius
- Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura
- Setting : A country site near a lake, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : E4 to E6. Tessitura : G4 to B6
- Synopsis : Ophélie has gone mad and believes that she is married to Hamlet. She sings a folk song about a siren that lured men into her grasp and wishes that she were her.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Ilya Speranza.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0374, no # listed for score.
Comme une pâle fleur - No. 22, Arioso
from Act V of the French opera, Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Voice Part : baritone Fach : lyric baritone
- Setting : A cemetary near Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 16th century
- Range : C#/Db3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : C#/Db3 to D#/Eb4
- Synopsis : Hamlet knows that Ophélie has gone mad. He figures that his cruelty towards her caused her madness and wishes that he had not treated her in the same way. He hopes that she will forgive him, not knowing that she is actually now dead.
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Italian translation by Ugo Berardi.
- Recordings : Excerpts from Opera
- Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0363, no # listed for score.
Dans les rôles d'amoureux langoureux - No. 3, Couplets
from Prologue of the French opera, Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto : Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
- Role : Councillor Lindorf, a councilor of Nuremburg
- Voice Part : bass-baritone Fach : lyric bass|dramatic baritone
- Setting : Luther's tavern, Nuremburg, 19th century
- Range : B3 to E4. Tessitura : F3 to E4
- Synopsis : After having intercepted a note from Stella to Hoffmann asking him to join her after her opera performance, Lindorf sings that he will win over Hoffmann because of his strength and because people fear him. He is old, but he is alive!
- Sound file : none
- Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Ann Feeney.
- 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 : #0840, for score : #50338 (Martin). Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.
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