Giusto ciel

Opera details:

Opera title:	Maometto II
Composer:	Giaochino Rossini
Language:	Italian
Synopsis:	Maometto II Synopsis
Libretto:	Maometto II Libretto
Translation(s):	Not entered yet.

Scene details:

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Role(s):	Not entered yet.
Voice(s):	Mezzo-Soprano
Act:	Not entered yet.

Next scene:	Ah! che invan

Gioachino Rossini - Maometto II - "Giusto ciel, in tal periglio" (June Anderson & Ernesto Palacio)

Singer(s): Ernesto Palacio June Anderson Margarita Zimmermann

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Before we pass onto the piece itself, here is a list of the soloists and their respective roles:

Anna Erisso - June Anderson,
Calbo - Margarita Zimmermann,
Paolo Erisso - Ernesto Palacio.

4. 0:00 - 2:57. "Giusto ciel, in tal periglio", prayer for Anna and chorus. A justly famous piece with a beautiful melodic line, again, with each couplet the orchestration and presentation grow, until a piece that started as a introverted prayer for Anna (accompanied by solo harp) becomes a solemn hymn.
5. 2:57 - 4:39. "Ahi, padre!", second tempo di mezzo. The hymn stops abruptly at the sounds of drums. Calbo and Erisso enter with brandished swords. The Muslims have entered the city. Anna's delight at seeing her father quickly turns to grief, as he prepares again to leave her.
6. 4:39 - to the end. "Figlia... mi lascia", duettino for Anna and Erisso. As in the terzettino, the piece begins almost as a separate ensemble. The duettino follows closely the classical opening statements structure to paint a picture of the struggle between father and daughter: the former wants to return to the battle and is still shocked by the news of the false Uberto; the latter hopelessly wants him to stay. Again the piece ends with an orchestral preparation for the coming andante section.