Ah! perdona al primo
Opera details:
Opera title: | La Clemenza di Tito |
Composer: | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | La Clemenza di Tito Synopsis |
Libretto: | La Clemenza di Tito Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Duet details:
Type: | duet |
Role(s): | Servilia / Annio |
Voice(s): | Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano |
Act: | 1.15 |
| Previous scene: | Non ci pentiam |
| Next scene: | Ce mi rechi in quel foglio |
Anne Howells and Catherine Malfitano sing "Ah, perdona al primo affetto"
Singer(s): Catherine Malfitano Anne Howells.
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Anne Howells (Annio) and Catherine Malfitano (Servilia) sing "Ah, perdona al primo affetto" from Mozart's 'La clemenza di Tito' (Act I, Scene 2). James Levine conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Watch videos with other singers performing Ah! perdona al primo:
1 - Lucia Popp
2 - Frederica von Stade
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Catherine Malfitano
2 - Anne Howells
1 - Lucy Crowe
2 - Kate Lindsey
1 - Sylvia McNair
2 - Catherine Robbin
1 - Benita Valente
2 - Tatiana Troyanos
1 - Lucia Popp
2 - Brigitte Fassbaender
1 - Regula Mühlemann
2 - Tara Erraught
1 - Ruth Ziesak
2 - Delores Ziegler
1 - Hilde Zadek
3 - Ira Malaniuk
1 - Hei-Kyung Hong
2 - Jennifer Larmore
1 - Barbara Bonney
2 - Diana Montague
1 - Elizabeth Futral
2 - Diana Montague
1 - Malin Hartelius
1 - Amel Brahim-Djelloul
2 - Serena Malfi
1 - Katia Escalera
2 - Christine Rice
Other videos of the same singers performing Ah! perdona al primo:
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Sylvia McNair
2 - Catherine Robbin
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Catherine Malfitano
2 - Anne Howells
1 - Sylvia McNair
2 - Catherine Robbin
1 - Anna Netrebko
1 - Barbara Bonney
1 - Anna Netrebko
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
ANNIO
Ah perdona al primo affetto
Questo accento sconsigliato;
Colpa fu del labbro usato
A cosi chiamarti ognor.
SERVILIA
Ah tu fosti il primo oggetto,
Che finor finor fedel' amai;
E tu l'ultimo sarai
Ch'abbia nido in questo cor.
ANNIO
Cari accenti del mio bene.
SERVILIA
Oh mia dolce, cara speme.
SERVILIA, ANNIO
Piu che ascolto i sensi tuoi,
in me cresce piu l'ardor.
Quando un'alma e all'altra unita,
Qual piacer un cor risente!
Ah si tranchi dalla vita
Tutto quel che non e amor.
English Libretto or Translation:
ANNIUS
Ah, forgive, my former love,
that thoughtless word;
it was the fault of lips
accustomed always to call you so.
SERVILIA
Ah, you were the first person
whom I ever truly loved;
and you will be the last
to be sheltered in my heart.
ANNIUS
Dear words of my beloved!
SERVILIA
O my sweet, dear hope!
SERVILIA and ANNIUS
The more I hear your words,
the greater grows my passion.
When one soul unites with another,
what joy a heart feels!
Ah, eliminate from life
all that is not love!
External links for Ah! perdona al primo
| Sheetmusic for duet |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
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| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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