Belle nuit (Barcarolle)
Opera details:
Opera title: | Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
Composer: | Jacques Offenbach |
Language: | French |
Synopsis: | Les Contes d'Hoffmann Synopsis |
Libretto: | Les Contes d'Hoffmann Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Duet details:
Also known as: | Barcarolle |
Type: | duet |
Role(s): | Giulietta / Nicklausse |
Voice(s): | Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano |
Act: | 2 |
| Previous scene: | Scintille diamant |
| Next scene: | Elle a fui, la tourterelle |
Clay Sculpture: Two Lovers - Offenbach: Barcarole
Singer(s): Joan Sutherland Huguette TourangeauLost in the Moment - clay model of two lovers - Liebespaar mit Biss ;) --
Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Belle Nuit, o Nuit d'Amour-
Dame Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Choeurs et Orchestre de La Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge
NICKLAUSSE
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour,
souris à nos ivresses,
nuit plus douce que le jour,
ô belle nuit d'amour!
GIULIETTA, NICKLAUSSE
Le temps fuit
et sans retour emporte nos tendresses!
Loin de cet heureux séjour,
le temps fuit sans retour.
Zéphyrs embrasés,
versez-nous vos caresses;
zéphyrs embrasés,
versez-nous vos baisers, Ah!
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour,
souris à nos ivresses,
nuit plus douce que le jour,
ô belle nuit d'amour!
Watch videos with other singers performing Belle nuit:
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Montserrat Caballé
2 - Marilyn Horne
1 - Irina Iordachescu
2 - Cristina Iordachescu
1 - Jessye Norman
2 - Katherine Ciesinski
1 - Jessye Norman
2 - Ann Murray
2 - Anne Sofie von Otter
2 - Stéphanie d'Oustrac
1 - Montserrat Caballé
1 - Nomeda Kazlaus
1 - Hei-Kyung Hong
2 - Jennifer Larmore
2 - Christine Rice
2 - Kate Lindsey
1 - Ileana Cotrubas
2 - Elena Obraztsova
1 - Montserrat Caballé
2 - Shirley Verrett
1 - Hei-Kyung Hong
2 - Jennifer Larmore
1 - Diana Damrau
2 - Angela Brower
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Renée Fleming
2 - Susan Graham
1 - Natalie Dessay
2 - Stella Grigorian
1 - Julie Fuchs
2 - Joyce DiDonato
1 - Natalie Dessay
5 - Philippe Jaroussky
1 - Felicity Lott
2 - Jennifer Larmore
2 - Christine Rice
2 - Irene Roberts
1 - Katia Ricciarelli
2 - Lucia Valentini Terrani
1 - Elena Moșuc
1 - Riki Guy
1 - Vina Bovy
2 - Fanély Revoil
1 - Beverly Sills
2 - Susanne Marsee
1 - Patricia Petibon
2 - Karine Deshayes
1 - Edita Gruberová
2 - Claudia Eder
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Victoria de los Ángeles
1 - Adriana Maliponte
1 - Mady Mesplé
1 - Catherine Dubosc
1 - Sumi Jo
1 - Margarete Teschemacher
2 - Margarete Klose
1 - Nicole Cabell
2 - Alyson Cambridge
1 - Glenys Fowles
2 - Heather Begg
1 - Sabine Devieilhe
2 - Ann Hallenberg
1 - Cheryl Studer
2 - Anne Sofie von Otter
2 - Mildred Miller
2 - Risë Stevens
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Marilyn Horne
1 - Catherine Malfitano
2 - Ann Murray
1 - Emma Luart
2 - Germaine Cernay
5 - Plácido Domingo
2 - Agnes Baltsa
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Jolana Fogašová
1 - Jodie Devos
2 - Kate Aldrich
2 - Sylvie Brunet
1 - Olga Peretyatko
1 - Hibla Gerzmava
2 - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
5 - Franco Fagioli
2 - Jenny Meyer
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Rachel Harnisch
2 - Maria Riccarda Wesseling
2 - Nadine Denize
2 - Stella Doufexis
2 - Katharine Goeldner
1 - Angela Gheorghiu
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Renata Tebaldi
5 - Roberto Alagna
1 - Renata Scotto
2 - Anne-Marie Owens
1 - Felicia Filip
1 - Geraldine Farrar
1 - Riki Guy
5 - Vittorio Grigolo
6 - Laurent Naouri
2 - Ginger Costa-Jackson
2 - Pauline Viardot
1 - Sabina Puértolas
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Gianna D'Angelo
1 - Victoria de los Ángeles
2 - Vesselina Kasarova
1 - Gré Brouwenstijn
2 - Jennie Tourel
1 - Elisabeth Schumann
1 - Suzanne Danco
2 - Hanna Ludwig
Other videos of the same singers performing Belle nuit:
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Irina Iordachescu
2 - Cristina Iordachescu
1 - Hei-Kyung Hong
2 - Jennifer Larmore
1 - Jessye Norman
2 - Ann Murray
1 - Diana Damrau
2 - Angela Brower
1 - Montserrat Caballé
2 - Shirley Verrett
2 - Christine Rice
2 - Kate Lindsey
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Hei-Kyung Hong
2 - Jennifer Larmore
2 - Christine Rice
2 - Irene Roberts
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Elena Moșuc
1 - Riki Guy
1 - Katia Ricciarelli
2 - Lucia Valentini Terrani
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Edita Gruberová
2 - Claudia Eder
1 - Edita Gruberová
2 - Claudia Eder
1 - Hei-Kyung Hong
2 - Jennifer Larmore
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Jessye Norman
2 - Ann Murray
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Jessye Norman
2 - Ann Murray
1 - Patricia Petibon
2 - Karine Deshayes
1 - Montserrat Caballé
2 - Shirley Verrett
1 - Catherine Dubosc
1 - Sumi Jo
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Cheryl Studer
2 - Anne Sofie von Otter
1 - Vina Bovy
2 - Fanély Revoil
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Huguette Tourangeau
1 - Cheryl Studer
2 - Anne Sofie von Otter
1 - Margarete Teschemacher
2 - Margarete Klose
1 - Jessye Norman
2 - Katherine Ciesinski
1 - Edita Gruberová
2 - Claudia Eder
2 - Elīna Garanča
2 - Elīna Garanča
2 - Shirley Verrett
5 - Plácido Domingo
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Anna Netrebko
2 - Agnes Baltsa
1 - Anna Netrebko
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Jodie Devos
2 - Anne Sofie von Otter
1 - Montserrat Caballé
2 - Elīna Garanča
1 - Riki Guy
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Anna Netrebko
1 - Riki Guy
5 - Vittorio Grigolo
6 - Laurent Naouri
1 - Riki Guy
2 - Shirley Verrett
1 - Renata Scotto
1 - Vina Bovy
1 - Gré Brouwenstijn
1 - Gré Brouwenstijn
1 - Geraldine Farrar
2 - Mildred Miller
1 - Geraldine Farrar
1 - Montserrat Caballé
1 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
1 - Vina Bovy
1 - Vina Bovy
2 - Mildred Miller
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
NICKLAUSSE
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour,
Souris à nos ivresses,
Nuit plus douce que le jour,
Ô belle nuit d'amour!
GIULIETTA, NICKLAUSSE
Le temps fuit et sans retour
Emporte nos tendresses,
Loin de cet heureux séjour
Le temps fuit sans retour.
Zéphyrs embrasés,
Versez-nous vos caresses,
Zéphyrs embrasés,
Donnez-nous vos baisers!
vos baisers! vos baisers! Ah!
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour,
Souris à nos ivresses,
Nuit plus douce que le jour,
Ô belle nuit d'amour!
Ah! Souris à nos ivresses!
Nuit d'amour, ô nuit d'amour!
Ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah!
English Libretto or Translation:
NICKLAUSSE
Lovely night, oh, night of love
Lovely night, oh, night of love
Smile upon our joys!
Night much sweeter than the day
Oh beautiful night of love!
GIULIETTA, NICKLAUSSE
GIULIETTA, NICKLAUSSE
Time flies by, and carries away
Our tender caresses for ever!
Time flies far from this happy oasis
And does not return
Burning zephyrs
Embrace us with your caresses!
Burning zephyrs
Give us your kisses!
Your kisses! Your kisses! Ah!
Lovely night, oh, night of love
Smile upon our joys!
Night much sweeter than the day
Oh, beautiful night of love!
Ah! Smile upon our joys!
Night of love, oh, night of love!
Ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah!
External links for Belle nuit
| Sheetmusic for duet |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this duet | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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