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A te o cara

Opera details:

Opera title:

I Puritani

Composer:

Vincenzo Bellini

Language:

Italian

Synopsis:

I Puritani Synopsis

Libretto:

I Puritani Libretto

Translation(s):

English

Aria details:

Type:

aria,choir

Role(s):

Lord Arturo Talbo

Voice(s):

Tenor

Act:

1.12

Previous scene: Ad Arturo onore
Next scene: Il rito augusto si compia

The "Son vergin vezzosa" Contest - Vincenzo Bellini - I puritani - "Son vergin vezzosa" (Joan Sutherland) (1960)

Singer(s): Montserrat Caballé Maria Callas Amelita Galli-Curci Sumi Jo Mado Robin Beverly Sills Joan Sutherland Lucia Aliberti Mariella Devia

Bellini wrote so many absolutely irresistible arias that it is very difficult to choose the best one. Many will remember the genius "Casta Diva", the gentle Amina arias "Come per me sereno" and "Ah! non credea mirati", the glorious "A te, o cara"... The list goes on and on. But one aria stands out in the list of Bellini's arias: the quite delightful polonaise aria for Elvira from "I Puritani" "Son vergin vezzosa", a gentle piece, almost Rossinian in its peaceful happiness. One of my all time favorite arias, "Son vergin vezzosa" can be a boring showpiece in the hands of an average singer, but an imaginative artist can work magic with it. This "contest" includes renditions from the following singers: the sublime Amelita Galli-Curci, the virtuosic Beverly Sills, the silver-voiced Joan Sutherland, the wonderful Lucia Aliberti, the intelligent Mariella Devia, the powerful Montserrat Caballe, the high-flying Mado Robin, the artistic Maria Callas and the exquisite Sumi Jo. I do hope you enjoy this contest (the system is the same: the marks range from 1 to 5; there are two categories: singing/characterization; so your mark (+ comment :-) ) should look like this: (*/*))! Also, if you have the time, listen to all the versions, I think it's interesting to compare them all to see what makes each rendition so special. Thank you all in advance for your comments and opinions :-) !

P.S. I'm using this opportunity to say that I have come across some new versions of "Una voce poco fa" for the Youtubers to savour, I hope that I will be able to put them up as soon as possible.

Watch videos with other singers performing A te o cara:

Franco Corelli A te O cara Il Puritani 5315
5 - Franco Corelli
Salvatore Fisichella A Te o cara I PURITANI 62546
5 - Salvatore Fisichella

Lawrence Brownlee I Puritani A te o cara 212626
5 - Lawrence Brownlee
Miguel Fleta A te o cara amor talora 1923 62548
5 - Miguel Fleta

Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara 212652
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
Florez in A te o cara  62549
5 - Juan Diego Flórez

I Puritani A te o cara  5306
5 - Javier Camarena

100 Greatest Singers GIACOMO LAURIVOLPI 212628
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Nicolai Gedda sings A te o Cara Live 62552
5 - Nicolai Gedda
Giuseppe di Stefano A te o cara I Puritani V Bellini Live Mexico May 29 1952 62554
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano

ALESSANDRO BONCI sings A te o cara 1905 212632
5 - Alessandro Bonci
The Son vergin vezzosa Contest Vincenzo Bellini I puritani Son vergin vezzosa Joan Sutherland 1960 22839
1 - Amelita Galli-Curci
1 - Beverly Sills
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Lucia Aliberti
1 - Mado Robin
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Mariella Devia
1 - Montserrat Caballé
1 - Sumi Jo

A te o cara CELSO ALBELO 62557
5 - Celso Albelo
Hiplito Lzaro Sings A te o cara from I Puritani 212638
5 - Hipólito Lázaro

JOHN OSBORN A te o cara from Puritani by VBelliniMoscowMMDM061113 212640
5 - John Osborn
Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara Remastered 212672
5 -

GIUSEPPE SABBATINI SINGS A TE O CARA  62561
5 - Giuseppe Sabbatini
A te o Cara sung by Jesus Leon 212651
5 - Jesús León

Eugene Conley A te o cara amor talora from I Puritani  5317
5 - Eugene Conley
Bellini A te o cara amor talora Alfredo Kraus 5303
5 - Alfredo Kraus

Alain Vanzo A te o cara  212656
5 - Alain Vanzo

Aristodemo Giorgini sings A te o Cara from Bellini s I Puritani 1905 62567
5 - Aristodemo Giorgini

A te o cara Gianni Raimondi e Fabio Andreotti 212659
5 - Gianni Raimondi
GianLuca Terranova and Jessica Pratt A te o cara from Bellinis I puritani Teatro Ponchielli i 212660
1 - Jessica Pratt

A te o cara Rockwell Blake I Puritani 5333
5 - Rockwell Blake
Francisco Araiza A te o cara  212666
5 - Francisco Araiza

A te o cara Jose Bros 2001 226168
5 - José Bros
Bellini I Puritani A te o cara Olga Peretyatko and John Tessier 5307
1 - Olga Peretyatko

Beniamino Gigli sings A te o cara excerpt from Bellini s I Puritani 1935 62596
5 - Beniamino Gigli
I puritani A te o cara 62632
5 - Stephen Costello

Alexey Kudrya Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70337
5 - Alexey Kudrya
7 - Lorenzo Regazzo
Dino Borgioli A te o cara 212690
5 - Dino Borgioli

Rockwell Blake Bellini I Puritani Paris 1987 62585
1 - June Anderson
5 - Rockwell Blake
GIANNI RAIMONDI a te o cara da Puritani 1961 Buenos Ayres e con LEYLA GENCER 226182
1 - Leyla Gencer

Regazzo Vassallo Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 18785
1 - Diana Damrau
5 - Alexey Kudrya
7 - Lorenzo Regazzo

Aureliano Pertile A te o cara I Puritani 5308
5 - Aureliano Pertile

A te o CaraAlfredo Krauswith Mirella Freni 226194
1 - Mirella Freni
Raffaele Cardone A te o cara  62606
5 - Raffaele Cardone

I Puritani A te o cara  62614
6 - Donald Shanks
Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara 62667
5 - Ernesto Palacio

Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara 226215
5 - Pierre Duval
Chris Merritt A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 1991 5297
5 - Chris Merritt

A te o cara amor talora from I Puritani 62680
5 - Marcelo Álvarez
I puritani Act I A te o cara 226238
5 - Mario Filippeschi

Raul Gimenez Bellini I Puritani A te o cara 62630
5 - Raúl Giménez
I puritani A te o cara  62670
5 - Kenneth Neate

A Te O Cara 1 20 18 sung by Jack LaClaire in Jonas Kaufmann dark tenor style 62684
5 - Jonas Kaufmann
I puritani Act I Scene 2 A te o cara Arturo 62673
5 - William Matteuzzi

A Te O Cara Luciano Pavarotti I Puritani 5287
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
6 - Piero Cappuccilli

Juan Diego Florez Nino Machaidze I Puritani A Te O Cara 5292
1 - Nino Machaidze
5 - Juan Diego Flórez

Giuseppe di Stefano e Maria Callas A te o cara Puritani 5312
1 - Maria Callas
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Roberto Alagna Angela Gheorghiu A te o cara I Puritani 5309
1 - Angela Gheorghiu
5 - Roberto Alagna

Luciano Pavarotti A te o cara Live 1972 62547
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
6 - Louis Quilico
Alfredo Kraus A te o cara Live with Freni 212627
5 - Alfredo Kraus
5 - Carlo Bergonzi
5 - Carlo Bergonzi

Javier Camarena Diana DamrauA te o cara I PuritaniTeatro Real Madrid 14072016 5311
1 - Diana Damrau
5 - Javier Camarena
Mirella Freni Luciano Pavarotti Bellini I Puritani A te o cara  5313
1 - Mirella Freni
5 - José Carreras
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
5 - Plácido Domingo

Aureliano Pertile Vincenzo Bellini I Puritani A te o cara  5295
5 - Aureliano Pertile
5 - Giovanni Martinelli
7 -
MARCELO ALVAREZ A te o cara 212631
5 - José Carreras
5 - Marcelo Álvarez

How to sing A te o cara Juan Diego Florez Aureliano Pertile Maria Callas 62555
1 - Maria Callas
5 - Alfredo Kraus
5 - Aureliano Pertile
5 - Juan Diego Flórez
I puritani A Te O Cara Jessica PRATT Yijie SHI 212684
1 - Jessica Pratt
6 - Jean-François Lapointe

Tenore MARIO FILIPPESCHI I Puritani A te o cara amor talora  5331
5 - Mario Filippeschi
6 - Rolando Panerai
6 - Sesto Bruscantini
CHRIS MERRITT SINGS A TE O CARA  62556
5 - Chris Merritt
5 - Rockwell Blake

Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara  62655
5 - Juan Diego Flórez
6 - Nikola Mijailović

Dmitry Korchak A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 10012018 5289
6 - Adam Plachetka
6 - Ryan Speedo Green

M Alvarez sings I Puritani 212647
5 - Marcelo Álvarez
6 - Simone Alberghini
A te o cara Lyrics Luciano Pavarotti Joan Sutherland 212680
1 - Joan Sutherland
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

Alfredo Kraus A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 1972 5288
5 - Alfredo Kraus
6 - Piero Cappuccilli
6 - Ruggero Raimondi
Eugene Conley Sings A te o cara from Bellini s I Puritani 5323
5 - Eugene Conley
5 - Richard Crooks

I Puritani A Te O Cara JDFlorez NMachaidze ID Arcangelo GViviani 212662
5 - Juan Diego Flórez
6 - Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
I Puritani Maria Callas Giuseppe Di Stefano Tulio Serafin 1953 212657
1 - Maria Callas
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
6 - Rolando Panerai

Maria Callas Giuseppe Di Stefano Bellini I puritani A te O cara  212668
1 - Maria Callas
5 - Beniamino Gigli
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
5 - Hugues Cuénod
5 - José Carreras
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
1966 I Puritani A te o cara Alfredo Kraus Joan Sutherland 212692
1 - Joan Sutherland
5 - Alfredo Kraus

A te o cara I Puritani Vincenzo Bellini Julius Rudel 62584
5 - Nicolai Gedda
6 - Louis Quilico
I Puritani 1988 Remastered Version Act I Scena terza A te o cara amor talora 5298
5 - Alfredo Kraus
5 - Dennis O'Neill

VBellini I Puritani A te o cara Lawrence Brownlee 48779
5 - Giuseppe Sabbatini
5 - Lawrence Brownlee
Bellini A te o cara I Puritani Giacomo Lauri Volpi registrazione in tono del 16011928 62592
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
6 - Giuseppe De Luca

Dame Joan Sutherland Nicolai Gedda Bellini I Puritani A te o cara  212693
1 - Joan Sutherland
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
5 - Nicolai Gedda

A te o cara I Puritani V Bellini canta Angelo Rossi 62593
6 - Gino Bechi
6 - Tito Gobbi

Celso Albelo sings A te o cara I Puritani by Bellini 62619
5 - Celso Albelo
6 - Erwin Schrott
Aldo Bertolo Michele Lagrange Bellini I Puritani Paris 1987 62602
1 - Michèle Lagrange
2 - Guillemette Laurens
6 - Vicente Sardinero

Bruce Brewer A te o cara I Puritani Bellini 62634
5 - Jacques Pottier
6 - Vicente Sardinero
Ken Neate A te o cara 62647
5 - Charles Kullman
5 - Lionello Cecil
5 - Lucien Muratore
5 - Max Lorenz
6 - Emilio de Gogorza
6 - John Brownlee

Alfredo Kraus Margherita RinaldiI Puritani A te o cara Chicago 1969 62644
1 - Margherita Rinaldi
5 - Alfredo Kraus
6 - Piero Cappuccilli
Alfredo Kraus A te o cara amor talora I Puritani exc 3 5300
5 - Alfredo Kraus
6 - Sesto Bruscantini

Other videos of the same singers performing A te o cara:

Luciano Pavarotti A te o cara Live at the Met 1976 62550
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
FRANCO CORELLI A TE O CARA I PURITANI VINCENZO BELLINI 5301
5 - Franco Corelli

Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara  212655
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti sings Bellini a te o cara I Puritaniavi 5302
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

Nicolai Gedda live in A te o cara from I puritani 62551
5 - Nicolai Gedda
LauriVolpi canta A te o cara in tono in Re maggiore dai Puritani di Bellini 62579
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

JAVIER CAMARENA 27072018 A te o cara 212634
5 - Javier Camarena

Javier Camarena A te o cara I Puritani Liceu 191018 212636
5 - Javier Camarena

Javier Camarena Hey Arturo oeA te o cara 62562
5 - Javier Camarena
Maria Callas sings A te o cara tenor aria from I Puritani 212639
1 - Maria Callas

Javier Camarena A te o cara 212654
5 - Javier Camarena
Ten Konu Kim a te o cara act 1 from I Puritani 212644
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

Lawrence Brownlee sings A te o cara Audio only 62558
5 - Lawrence Brownlee
A te o cara Luciano Pavarotti I Puritani 5299
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

Franco CORELLI A te o cara I Puritani V Bellini Studio 212642
5 - Franco Corelli
Giacomo LAURIVOLPI A TE O CARA 1928 62560
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

I Puritani Bellini A te o cara Celso Albelo y Elena Mosuc 62568
5 - Celso Albelo
Lawrence Brownlee I puritani A te o cara 212648
5 - Lawrence Brownlee

Mariola Cantarero John Osborn A te o cara I puritani Bellini Amsterdam 2009 212650
5 - John Osborn
Giuseppe Sabbatini A te o cara 5335
5 - Giuseppe Sabbatini

Luciano PavarottiAct I A te o cara I Puritani Vincenzo Bellini 5294
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

Miguel Fleta Puritani aria Bellini 62563
5 - Miguel Fleta

I Puritani A te o cara Recorded 1928 212681
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
A te o cara FRANCO CORELLI PuritaniBellini 5324
5 - Franco Corelli

I puritani Act 1 Scene 5 Cavatina A te o cara amor talora Arturo 62674
5 - Franco Corelli
Alfredo Kraus canta A te o cara 1982 212661
5 - Alfredo Kraus

A te o cara I Puritani Jesus Leon tenor Gianluca Marciano piano 62573
5 - Jesús León
Salvatore Fisichella A Te o cara  212663
5 - Salvatore Fisichella

I Puritani 1997 Remastered Version Act I Scena terza A te o cara amor talora 226165
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
JAVIER CAMARENA ELSA DREISIG A te o cara I Puritani Pars 7092019 212667
5 - Javier Camarena

Salvatore Fisichella Sings A te o Cara from Bellini s I Puritani 62578
5 - Salvatore Fisichella
Italian Tenor Giacomo LAURIVOLPI A TE O CARA 1928 62580
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Giacomo LauriVolpi A te o cara age 72 62587
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Franco Corelli A Te O Cara Puritani 212670
5 - Franco Corelli

Javier Camarena Hey Arturo oeA te o cara CONCLUSION 62589
5 - Javier Camarena

Jose Bros I Puritani A te o cara 212675
5 - José Bros

Giuseppe di Stefano A te o cara I Puritani 212676
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Lawrence Brownlee Sings A Te O Cara From Bellini s I Puritani 212678
5 - Lawrence Brownlee

Alessandro Bonci Sings A te o cara from Bellini s I Puritani 1905 62591
5 - Alessandro Bonci
Giuseppe Sabbatini A te o cara Catania 2001 212688
5 - Giuseppe Sabbatini

Salvatore Fisichella I Puritani A Te O Cara  212686
5 - Salvatore Fisichella
I puritani A te o cara Remastered 62682
5 - Miguel Fleta

A Te O Cara Amor Talora I Puritani Bellini Giacomo LauriVolpi 5319
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Miguel Fleta A te o Cara I Puritani 212691
5 - Miguel Fleta

Franco Vassallo Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70359
7 - Lorenzo Regazzo
Stefan von Korch I Puritani A te o cara 212694
5 - Giuseppe Sabbatini

A Te O Cara Luciano Pavarotti I Puritani 212695
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
A TE O CARA de I Puritani Javier Camarena 212689
5 - Javier Camarena

Juan Diego Flrez A te o cara I Puritani Vincenzo Bellini Palau de la Musica de Valencia 212696
5 - Juan Diego Flórez

I Puritani 1987 Remastered Version A te o cara Act 1 62648
5 - Alfredo Kraus

Luciano Pavarotti A te o cara I Puritani 212699
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
Alexey Kudrya Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 62597
1 - Diana Damrau
5 - Alexey Kudrya

A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 62664
5 - Hipólito Lázaro
I Puritani A te o cara Recorded 1922 62672
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Damrau Kudrya Vassallo Regazzo Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70375
1 - Diana Damrau
Damrau Kudrya Vassallo Regazzo Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70374
1 - Diana Damrau

I PURITANI 201819 A te o cara  212702
5 - Celso Albelo
PAVAROTTI A TE O CARA VINYL I Puritani Bellini 5328
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

SALVATORE FISICHELLA A te o Cara Gand 1977 212700
5 - Salvatore Fisichella
Norma Norma Act I A te o cara 226197
5 - Franco Corelli

A te o cara I Puritani Jesus Leon 212701
5 - Jesús León
A te o cara I Puritani V Bellini Franco Corelli 226201
5 - Franco Corelli

Luciano Pavarotti Bellini a te o cara I Puritaniaviflv 62604
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

I puritani Act I A te o cara 62639
5 - Lawrence Brownlee

Bellini s Puritani Cagliari A te o cara  212703
5 - John Osborn
I puritani Act I Act I A te o cara Arturo 62650
5 - Alfredo Kraus

I Puritani A te o cara  62677
5 - Gianni Raimondi
A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 226210
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano

Gianni Raimondi Bellini I Puritani A te cara 5325
5 - Gianni Raimondi
Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara  5290
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 62676
5 - Eugene Conley
A te cara amor talora 62610
5 - Celso Albelo

Franco Corelli A te o cara Bellini I Puritani 226213
5 - Franco Corelli
I Puritani A te o cara amor talora 62687
5 - Miguel Fleta

Miguel Fleta A te o cara Bellini I Puritani 62625
5 - Miguel Fleta
Bellini I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara 226217
5 - Nicolai Gedda

Luciano Pavarotti A te o cara I Puritani 62620
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

Franco Corelli A te O cara Il Puritani 226221
5 - Franco Corelli

Miguel Fleta A te o cara I Puritani 226223
5 - Miguel Fleta
Fleta sings A te o cara from I Puritani  226225
5 - Miguel Fleta

A te o cara I Puritani Jesus Leon 62621
5 - Jesús León
Juan Diego Florez Bellini I Puritani A te o cara 62649
5 - Juan Diego Flórez

I Puritani Act 1 A te o cara amor talora Arturo Elvira Giorgio Gualtiero Chorus 62646
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
I puritani Act I A te o cara 62665
5 - Gianni Raimondi

Damrau Regazzo Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 77390
1 - Diana Damrau
A Te O Cara Amor Talora I Puritani 62658
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

I Puritani A te o cara amor talora  62681
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
I Puritani Act I A te O cara amor talora  226244
5 - Franco Corelli

A te o cara amor talora I Puritani 62685
5 - Miguel Fleta
I Puritani A te o cara  226249
5 - Franco Corelli

Miguel Fleta A te o cara amor talora Bellini Puritani 1923 62641
5 - Miguel Fleta

I Puritani A te o cara 62663
5 - Alfredo Kraus

A te o caraMOV 62643
5 - Luciano Pavarotti
I Puritani A te o cara amor talora  62686
5 - Raúl Giménez

A Te O Cara From I Puritani  62651
5 - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
A te o cara amor talora 62666
5 - Luciano Pavarotti

I puritani Act I A te o cara 62675
5 - Jesús León
I Puritani A Te O Cara Amor Talora 5330
5 - Mario Filippeschi

Juan Diego Florez Nino Machaidze I Puritani A te o cara 212641
5 - Juan Diego Flórez
5 - Nino Machaidze
Mario Filippeschi A te o cara I Puritani 62574
5 - Mario Filippeschi
6 - Rolando Panerai
6 - Sesto Bruscantini

June Anderson Rockwell Blake Bellini I Puritani Paris 1987 62576
1 - June Anderson
5 - Rockwell Blake
Diana Damrau Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 12886
1 - Diana Damrau

Diana Damrau Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70335
1 - Diana Damrau
Diana Damrau Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70342
1 - Diana Damrau

Diana Damrau Bellini I Puritani Geneve 2011 70340
1 - Diana Damrau
5 - Alexey Kudrya
7 - Lorenzo Regazzo

Juan Diego Florez Nino Machaidze I Puritani A te o cara 212687
1 - Nino Machaidze
5 - Juan Diego Flórez

June Anderson Rockwell Blake Bellini I Puritani Paris 1987 77383
1 - June Anderson
5 - Rockwell Blake
I puritani Act I Act I Scene 3 A te o cara Arturo 226206
5 - Mario Filippeschi
6 - Sesto Bruscantini

I Puritani Act I Scene III A te o cara amore talora  62656
5 - Giuseppe Di Stefano
6 - Rolando Panerai

Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

A te, o cara, amor talora
Mi guidò furtivo e in pianto;
Or mi guida a te d'accanto
Tra la gioia e l'esultar.

Al brillar di sì bell'ora,
Se rammento il mio tormento
Si raddoppia il mio contento,
M'è più caro il palpitar.

English Libretto or Translation:

To you, oh dear one, love at times
lead me furtively and in tears;
now it guides me to your side
in joy and exhultation.

At the radiance of such a beautiful hour
if I renew my torment,
it redoubles my happiness,
'tis more dear the (heart's) beating.

Sheetmusic in our database with this aria

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