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 |
Mozart - La clemenza di Tito - 7 "Ah, perdona al primo affetto"
Singer(s): Catherine Robbin Sylvia McNairSylvia McNair
Catherine Robbin
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
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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