Opera title: | Norma |
Composer: | Vincenzo Bellini |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Norma Synopsis |
Libretto: | Norma Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Type: | duet |
Role(s): | Norma / Adalgisa |
Voice(s): | Soprano / Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano |
Act: | 2.05a |
Previous scene: | Deh! con te li prendi |
Next scene: | Alcun s'avanza |
Listen to the Act I recitative and aria ("Sediziose voci... Casta diva") and the famous Act III duet ("Mira, o Norma... Sì, fio all'ore) in the rich and imposing voice of young Rosa Ponselle (1927), in one of her most celebrated roles, and the creamy and clear voice of mezzo-soprano Marion Telva. With a cleaner and ampler recording sound, the vibrant, expressive colors of Ponselle's unique timbre come through wonderfully.
1. Sediziose voci [0:00]
2. Casta diva [1:37]
3. Mira, o Norma [4:45]
4. Cedi, deh! Cedi!... Sì, fino all'ore [8:51]
ADALGISA
Mira, o Norma, ai tuoi ginocchi
questi cari tuoi pargoletti.
Ah! pietade di lor ti tocchi,
se non hai di te pietà...
NORMA
Ah! perché la mia costanza
vuoi scemar con molli affetti?
Più lusinghe, ah più speranza
presso a morte un cor non ha...
ADALGISA
See, O Norma, at your knees,
these dear, dear children.
Let pity for them move you,
if you feel no pity for yourself...
NORMA
Ah, why do you try to weaken me
with such soft feelings?
Such illusions, such hopes
are not for one about to die.
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