O salce salce
Opera details:
Opera title: | Otello |
Composer: | Giuseppe Verdi |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Otello Synopsis |
Libretto: | Otello Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Aria details:
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Desdemona |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 4.03b |
| Previous scene: | Piangea cantando |
| Next scene: | Ave Maria piena di grazia |
Asmik Grigorian: Desdemona 'O Salce'- Otello
Singer: Asmik GrigorianAsmik Grigorian sings the role of Desdemona in Otello performed at the Mariinsky Theatre, conducted by Pavel Smelkov.
Watch videos with other singers performing O salce salce:
1 - Hibla Gerzmava
1 - Anna Moffo
2 - Edna Garabedian
1 - Asmik Grigorian
1 - Anja Harteros
1 - Aprile Millo
1 - Rosa Ponselle
1 - Margaret Price
1 - Nellie Melba
1 - Sonya Yoncheva
1 - Ghena Dimitrova
1 - Marina Poplavskaya
1 - Nina Rautio
1 - Adriana Maliponte
1 - Maria Caniglia
1 - Joyce El-Khoury
1 - Eileen Farrell
1 - Leonie Rysanek
1 - Romana Vaccaro
1 - Aino Ackté
1 - Eugenia Burzio
1 - Elisabeth Rethberg
1 - Zinka Milanov
2 - Rosalind Elias
1 - Birgit Nilsson
1 - Luisa Maragliano
1 - Margherita Rinaldi
1 - Maria Carbone
1 - Maria Chiara
Other videos of the same singers performing O salce salce:
1 - Rosa Ponselle
1 - Nellie Melba
1 - Nellie Melba
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
O Salce! Salce! Salce!Sedea chinandosul sen la testa!Salce! Salce! Salce!Cantiamo! Cantiamo! il Salce funebresarà la mia ghirlanda.“ad EmiliaAffrettati; fra poco giunge Otello.„Scorreano i rivi fra le zolle in fior,gemea quel core affranto,e dalle ciglia le sgorgava il corl'amara onda del pianto.Salce! Salce! Salce!Cantiamo! Cantiamo! Il Salce funebresarà la mia ghirlanda.Scendean 'augelli a vol dai rami cupiverso quel dolce canto.E gli occhi suoi piangean tanto, tanto,da impietosir le rupi.“a Emilia, levandosi un anello dal ditoRiponi quest'anello.alzandosiPovera Barbara! Solea la storiacon questo semplice suono finir:„Egli era nato per la sua gloria,io per amar…“ad EmiliaAscolta.Emilia fa qualche passoOdo un lamento.Taci. Chi batte a quella porta?EMILIA
È il vento.
DESDEMONA
„Io per amarlo e per morir…
Cantiamo! Cantiamo!
Salce! Salce! Salce!“
Emilia, addio. Come m'ardon le ciglia!
è presagio di pianto. Buona notte.
Emilia si volge per partire
Ah! Emilia, Emilia,
Emilia ritorna e Desdemona l'abbraccia
Addio, Emilia, addio!
Emilia esce
English Libretto or Translation:
O Willow, Willow, Willow!She sat with her head upon her breast,Willow, Willow, Willow!Come sing! Come sing!The green willow shall be my garland.”(to Emilia)
Make haste; Othello will soon be here.
“The fresh streams ran between the flowery
banks, she moaned in her grief,
in bitter tears which through her eyelids sprang
her poor heart sought relief.
Willow! Willow! Willow!
Come sing! Come sing!
The green willow shall be my garland.
Down from dark branches flew the birds
towards the singing sweet.
Sufficient were the tears that she did weep
that stones her sorrow shared.”
(to Emilia, taking a ring from her finger)
Lay this ring by.
(rising)
Poor Barbara!
The story used to end
with this simple phrase:
“He was born for glory,
I to love...”
(to Emilia)
Hark! I heard a moan.
(Emilia takes a step or two.)
Hush... Who knocks upon that door?
EMILIA
‘Tis the wind.
DESDEMONA“I to love him and to die.Come sing! Come sing!Willow! Willow! Willow!”Emilia, farewell.How mine eyes do itch!That bodes weeping.Good night.(Emilia turns to leave.)Ah! Emilia, Emilia, farewell!Emilia, farewell!(Emilia returns and Desdemona embracesher. Emilia leaves.)
External links for O salce salce
| 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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