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O Columbina, il tenero fido Arlecchin - Serenata
from Act II of the Italian opera I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Role: Beppe, a performer in the troupe (Harlequin in the play)
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: buffo tenor
Setting: A theater, a village in Calabria, Italy, 1860s
Synopsis: Beppe as the Harlequin serenades Nedda's character, Columbina, proclaiming his love for her and asking her to come out and talk to him.
Range: Tessitura:
E3 - A4G#/Ab3 - F4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-10-24)
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:
none
Un tal gioco, credete mi
from Act I of the Italian opera I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Role: Canio, the head of a performing troupe, married to Nedda (Pagliaccio in the play)
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: spinto tenor
Setting: The entrance to a village, Calabria, Italy, 1860s
Synopsis: After a villager makes a joke about flirting with Canio's wife Nedda, Canio warns the rest of the villagers, saying that, while everything on the stage is an illusion, life is reality and with a real transgression comes real punishment.
Range: Tessitura:
D3 - A4F3 - G4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-10-24)
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:
none
Vesti la giubba - Arioso
from Act I of the Italian opera I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Role: Canio, the head of a performing troupe, married to Nedda (Pagliaccio in the play)
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: spinto tenor
Setting: The entrance to a village, Calabria, Italy, 1860s
Synopsis: Canio sings that, although his love has betrayed him and his heart is broken, he must go on and show a cheerful face to the world.
Range: Tessitura:
D3 - A4G3 - G4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Randall Garrou (added 1999-01-18)
Translation into Spanish by Alejandro González Ponce (added 1999-01-18)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Jill P. Bondurant
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Cantolopera: Arias for Tenor - Volume 2. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Adler, Kurt. Operatic Anthology, Volume 3 - Tenor. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Enrico Caruso - Voices of the Opera Series. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
Qual fiamma avea nel guardo
from Act I of the Italian opera I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Role: Nedda, Canio's wife (Columbine in the play)
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric soprano
Setting: The entrance to a village, Calabria, Italy, 1860s
Synopsis: Nedda worries about the jealousy that Canio is showing towards her. She is afraid that he will find out the truth : she has fallen in love with another and has been seeing that person behind Canio's back.
Range: Tessitura:
D4 - A5E4 - F#/Gb5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-10-24)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
none
Recordings:
none
Stridono lassù - Ballatella
from Act I of the Italian opera I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Role: Nedda, Canio's wife (Columbine in the play)
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric soprano
Setting: The entrance to a village, Calabria, Italy, 1860s
Synopsis: Nedda watches her jealous and abusive husband go off with Beppe and some of the villagers after announcing the play the troupe will perform that night. She fears his discovery and then wonders about the soaring of songbirds and the meanings of their songs.
Range: Tessitura:
C#/Db4 - A5E4 - G#/Ab5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Manuel A. Gutiérrez (added 1998-10-13)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
Larsen, Robert. Arias for Soprano. Published by G. Schirmer. 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.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Soprano. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
Si puo? - Prologue
from Prologue of the Italian opera I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Role: Tonio, a performer in the troupe (Taddeo in the play)
Voice Part: baritone       Fach: dramatic baritone
Setting: In front of the curtain
Synopsis: Tonio steps out in front of the curtain apparently in the middle of the overture to explain why the composer wrote the opera as he did. He then goes on to say that the drama that the audience will view is not merely a play, but a real story with actors that have real feelings.
Range: Tessitura:
B2 - F4C3 - D#/Eb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-10-24)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Radamir Lira de Sousa
Sheet Music/Scores:
Anthology of Italian Opera - Baritone. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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