Opera title: | Le Nozze di Figaro |
Composer: | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Le Nozze di Figaro Synopsis |
Libretto: | Le Nozze di Figaro Libretto |
Translation(s): | English |
Type: | duet |
Role(s): | Figaro / Susanna |
Voice(s): | Bass-Baritone / Soprano |
Act: | 1.02 |
Previous scene: | Overture |
Next scene: | Cosa stai misurando |
A new life awaits. Susanna and Figaro are on the eve of their wedding, about to embark on a new life together — unaware of the obstacles that stand between them and their wedding night.
Their duet, "Cinque, dieci, venti," captures the optimism of a couple planning their future: Susanna primps a wedding bonnet she intends to wear, and Figaro measures the room they'll live in, counting its length with each footfall, "five, ten, twenty..." But soon enough, they've collapsed in each other's arms, in love and ready to face whatever comes.
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FIGARO
misurando
Cinque... dieci.... venti... trenta... trentasei...quarantatre
SUSANNA
specchiandosi
Ora sì ch'io son contenta;
sembra fatto inver per me.
Guarda un po', mio caro Figaro,
guarda adesso il mio cappello.
FIGARO
Sì mio core, or è più bello,
sembra fatto inver per te.
SUSANNA e FIGARO
Ah, il mattino alle nozze vicino
quanto è dolce al mio/tuo tenero sposo
questo bel cappellino vezzoso
che Susanna ella stessa si fe'.
FIGARO
measuring the room
Five ... ten ... twenty ... thirty ...
Thirty-six ... forty-three
SUSANNA
to herself, gazing into the mirror
Yes, I'm very pleased with that;
It seems just made for me.
Take a look, dear Figaro,
Just look at this hat of mine.
She continues to gaze at herself
FIGARO
Yes, my dearest, it's very pretty;
It looks just made for you.
SUSANNA and FIGARO
On this morning of our wedding
How delightful to my (your) dear one
Is this pretty little hat
Which Susanna made herself.
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