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): | Susanna / Rosina |
Voice(s): | Soprano / Soprano |
Act: | 3.14a |
Previous scene: | Cosa mi narri? |
Next scene: | Che soave zeffiretto |
Recorded 1994, Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Act III duettino from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Le Nozze di Figaro" ~ Never before heard it conducted at this pace ~ have you? Anyway, this stands as an example (of so many) of this soprano's uncanny versatility and adaptability. If only Abbado had taken a (presumably) less historically-informed-practice approach. A missed opportunity, I think?
La Contessa di Almaviva/Gräfin ~ Cheryl Studer
Susanna ~ Sylvia McNair
And when oh when will SONY come to its senses and release this one on DVD?
SUSANNA
scrivendo
"Sull'aria..."
LA CONTESSA
"Che soave zeffiretto..."
SUSANNA
"Zeffiretto..."
LA CONTESSA
"Questa sera spirerà..."
SUSANNA
"Questa sera spirerà..."
LA CONTESSA
"Sotto i pini del boschetto."
SUSANNA
"Sotto i pini..."
LA CONTESSA
"Sotto i pini del boschetto."
SUSANNA
"Sotto i pini...del boschetto..."
LA CONTESSA
Ei già il resto capirà.
SUSANNA
Certo, certo il capirà.
SUSANNA
To the zephyr ...
COUNTESS
dictating
"How sweet the breeze
SUSANNA
repeating the Countess's words
The breeze ...
COUNTESS
"Will be this evening...
SUSANNA
Will be this evening ...
COUNTESS
"In the pine grove.
SUSANNA
questioning
In the pine grove?
writing
In the pine grove.
COUNTESS
The rest he'll understand.
SUSANNA
I'm sure he'll understand.
Together they re?read what has been written.
Susanna folds the letter.
Sheetmusic for duet | Sheetmusicplus.com |
Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
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