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D'Elisio in sen m'attendi

Opera details:

Opera title:

Lucio Silla

Composer:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Language:

Italian

Synopsis:

Lucio Silla Synopsis

Libretto:

Lucio Silla Libretto

Translation(s):

Deutsch

Duet details:

Type:

duet

Role(s):

Giunia / Cecilio

Voice(s):

Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano

Act:

1.17

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Jeanette Scovotti & Pauline Tinsley - Mozart: LUCIO SILLA, D'elisio in sen m'attendi (in English)

Singer(s): Joan Cross Jeanette Scovotti Beverly Sills Pauline Tinsley Eva Turner

SOPRANO DUET SONGBIRDS:
Jeanette Scovotti was born in New York in 1936. Her international operatic career started her with debut in 1960 at the New York City Opera as Monica in "The Medium". She sang 86 performances with The Met in the 1960s (in order: Adele, Echo, Lisa in "Sonnambula," Oscar, Xenia, Pousette, Rosina, Zerlina, Papagena, Zerbinetta, Nannetta, Olympia, Lucy in "The Telephone," Fiakermilli, Adina, and Gilda). She was frequently heard at other leading opera houses in the U.S. and in Europe and appeared in several commercial recordings in the 1970s and 1980s.

British soprano Pauline Tinsley (1928 - 2021) studied with Joan Cross and Dame Eva Turner among others and made her debut in 1961 as Desdemona in Rossini's "Otello" with a small company in London. She joined the Welsh National Opera in 1962 and the English National Opera in 1963 and sang with each for several seasons. In 1965 she became a member of Covent Garden, where she appeared as Elektra, Santuzza, Mother Marie, and Lady Billows. She sang a wide variety of lyric, dramatic, and cross-over roles, including Queen Elisabetta opposite Beverly Sills's Maria Stuarda with New York City Opera. Tinsley appeared in Hamburg, Zűrich, Vancouver, Houston, and Santa Fe.

THE MUSIC: Mozart composed "Lucio Silla" K.132 when he was 16 years old; it premiered in Milan in December 1772 to moderate success. Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782) was the 18th child of J.S. Bach and a prominent composer in the classical era and a slightly older contemporary to Mozart. He also composed an opera to the same libretto of "Lucio Silla" in 1776 when he was 41 years old. The duet "D'elisio in sen m'attendi" features the characters Giunia and Cecilio, both soprano roles. I encourage you to listen to JC Bach's version of the same material using the link at the end of the video.

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

N. 7 - Duetto
 


GIUNIA

D'Elisio in sen m'attendi

Ombra dell'idol mio,

Ch'a te ben presto, oh Dio

Fia, che m'unisca il ciel.
 

CECILIO

Sposa adorata, e fida

Sol nel tuo caro viso

Ritrova il dolce Eliso

Quest'anima fedel.
 

GIUNIA

Sposo... oh Dei! tu ancor respiri?



CECILIO

Tutto fede, e tutto amor.


GIUNIA E CECILIO

Fortunati i miei sospiri,

Fortunato il mio dolor.


GIUNIA

Cara speme!


CECILIO

Amato bene.



GIUNIA E CECILIO

si prendon per mano
Or ch'al mio seno cara (caro) tu sei

M'insegna il pianto degl'occhi miei

Ch'ha le sue lagrime anche il piacer.

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