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Ruhe sanft mein holdes Leben

Opera details:

Opera title:

Zaide

Composer:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Language:

German

Synopsis:

Zaide Synopsis

Libretto:

Zaide Libretto

Translation(s):

Not entered yet.

Aria details:

Type:

aria

Role(s):

Zaide

Voice(s):

Soprano

Act:

1.03

Previous scene: Unerforschlige Fügung
Next scene: Rase Schicksal wüte immer

Rita Hunter - Mozart: ZAIDE, Ruhe sanft mein holdes Leben, BBC 1970

Singer(s): Rita Hunter Eva Turner

THE SONGBIRD: Rita Hunter (1933 - 2001) was born in England and studied singing in Liverpool and London (with Eva Turner among others). Her joined Sadlers Wells in 1957 singing in the chorus for two years, while also appearing with the Scottish Opera as Frasquita and Berta. She toured with the Carl Rosa Opera Company and then rejoined Sadlers Wells in principal roles including Senta, Musetta, Odabella, Donna Anna, Amelia, Santuzza, and Verdi's Leonora. Hunter's fame rose when she sang Brünnhilde in Wagner's Ring cycle in English at the English National Opera (over three seasons 1970 - 1973); she repeated the role for her debut at The Met in 1975. She sang Norma in San Francisco and a mix of dramatic roles of Verdi and Wagner in other cities and festivals.

THE MUSIC: "Zaide" is an unfinished opera by Mozart, composed in 1780, but abandoned when a commission for "Idomeneo" came in from Munich. "Zaide" is a singspiel on a Turkish theme, very similar to his "Abduction from the Seraglio" composed in 1782. The music for "Zaide" was discovered by Mozart's wife Constanze several years after his death, among his many music manuscripts. Though incomplete, there is still plenty of music, including three arias for the title character, a soprano. First up is the most well-known aria from the work, and one of Mozart's most beautiful, the placid long-breathed lullaby "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben." The source of this recording is a BBC broadcast from 1970 with Charles Mackerras conducting.

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben,
schlafe, bis dein Glück erwacht;
da, mein Bild will ich dir geben,
schau, wie freundlich es dir lacht:
Ihr süssen Träume, wiegt ihn ein,
und lasset seinem Wunsch am Ende
die wollustreichen Gegenstände
zu reifer Wirklichkeit gedeihn.

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Mozart Opera Arias: Soprano

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