Salve o Re
Opera details:
Opera title: | Macbeth |
Composer: | Giuseppe Verdi |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Macbeth Synopsis |
Libretto: | Macbeth Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Aria details:
Type: | aria,choir |
Role(s): | Lady Macbeth |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 2.05 |
| Previous scene: | Come dal ciel precipita |
| Next scene: | Si colmi il calice |
Giuseppe Verdi - MACBETH - Banquet scene (Act II Finale)
Singer(s): Piero Cappuccilli Plácido Domingo Shirley VerrettMACBETH
Melodramma in 4 atti
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave & Andrea Maffei, after Shakespeare
First performed: Teatro della Pergola, Florence, 14 March 1847; revised version: Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, 19 April 1865
SETTING: Scotland, 1040
PLOT: Macbeth and his wife murder their way onto the throne of Scotland.
No. 9 – Convito, Visione, Finale II
Convito: ‘Salve, o re! – Voi pur salvète’
Brindisi: ‘Si colmi il calice’
Tempo di mezzo: ‘Tu di sangue hai brutto il volto’
Apparizione e Brindisi: ‘Che ti scosta, o re mio sposo’
Quartetto: ‘Sangue a me quell’ombre chiede’
Banquo has been murdered on Macbeth’s orders. He is horrified to see the spectre at the feast. The guests believe he has gone mad; although Lady Macbeth tries to distract them by singing a woozy brindisi, they leave in terror.
Macbeth, generale dell’esercito del re Duncano / general in King Duncan’s army (baritone): Piero Cappuccilli
Lady Macbeth, moglie di Macbeth / Macbeth’s wife (soprano): Shirley Verrett
Dama di Lady Macbeth (mezzo-soprano): Stefania Malagù
Macduff, nobile scozzese, signore di Fiff / Scottish nobleman, Thane of Fife (tenor): Plácido Domingo
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Milan, 1976
Watch videos with other singers performing Salve o Re:
2 - Shirley Verrett
5 - Plácido Domingo
6 - Piero Cappuccilli
1 - Sylvia Sass
1 - Maria Callas
2 - Fiorenza Cossotto
1 - Birgit Nilsson
2 - Nadja Michael
1 - Leonie Rysanek
1 - Leyla Gencer
2 - Christa Ludwig
1 - Lucia Aliberti
1 - Mara Zampieri
Other videos of the same singers performing Salve o Re:
2 - Shirley Verrett
1 - Birgit Nilsson
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Leonie Rysanek
1 - Maria Callas
2 - Christa Ludwig
2 - Christa Ludwig
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Maria Callas
1 - Leonie Rysanek
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
N. 9 - Convito, Visione e Finale Secondo
SCENA V
Magnifica sala. Mensa imbandita.
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Dama di Lady Macbeth, Dame e Cavalieri.
CORO
Salve, o Re!
MACBETH
Voi pur salvete, nobilissimi signori.
CORO
Salve, o donna!
LADY
Ricevete la merce' dei vostri onori.
MACBETH
Prenda ciascun l'orrevole
Seggio al suo grado eletto.
Pago son io d'accogliere
Tali ospiti a banchetto.
La mia consorte assidasi
Nel trono a lei sortito,
Ma pria le piaccia un brindisi
Sciogliere, a vostr'onor.
LADY
Al tuo regale invito
Son pronta, o mio signor.
CORO
E tu ne udrai rispondere
Come ci detta il cor.
English Libretto or Translation:
SCENE THREE
A magnificent hall with a table laid for a banquet.
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, her Gentlewoman, Macduff, Knights and Ladies.
CHORUS
Hail, King!
MACBETH
Hail to you, most noble lords.
CHORUS
Hail, madam!
LADY MACBETH
Accept my thanks for your praise.
MACBETH
Let everyone take his place
according to his rank.
I am pleased to greet
such guests at the banquet.
Let my consort take
her appointed place on the throne.
But first let her offer
a toast in your honour.
LADY MACBETH
I am ready to answer
your royal request, my lord.
ALL
And you will hear our reply,
prompted by our hearts.
External links for Salve o Re
| Sheetmusic for aria |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this aria | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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