Splende il cielo
Opera details:
Opera title: | Otello |
Composer: | Giuseppe Verdi |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Otello Synopsis |
Libretto: | Otello Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Recitative details:
Type: | recitative |
Role(s): | Desdemona / Otello / Iago |
Voice(s): | Soprano / Tenor / Baritone |
Act: | 2.08a |
| Previous scene: | Dove guardi splendono |
| Next scene: | D'un uom che geme |
A. Maliponte, G. Chauvet, N. Portella-Act II-"Splende il cielo, danza" (Otello, Part VI)
Singer(s): Guy Chauvet Adriana MaliponteOpera, Otello,
Composer, Giuseppe Verdi,
Otello, Guy Chauvet,
Desdemona, Adriana Maliponte,
Iago, Nelson Portella,
Cassio, Beniamino Prior,
Emilia, Aida Calamera,
Marseille Opera Orechestra,
Conductor, Michelangelo Veltri,
Marseille, 1982.
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
DESDEMONASplende il cielo, danza
l'aura, olezza il fior.
OTELLO
Quel canto mi conquide.
S'ella m'inganna, il ciel se stesso irride!
JAGO
Beltà ed amor in dolce inno concordi!
I vostri infrangerò soavi accordi.
DESDEMONA
Gioia, amor, speranza
cantan nel mio cor.
CIPRIOTI
Vivi felice! vivi felice!
Addio. Qui regna Amor.
OTELLO
Quel canto mi conquide.
English Libretto or Translation:
DESDEMONAThe sky is shining, breezes
dance, flowers scent the air...
OTHELLO (gently moved)
That song subdues my heart!
DESDEMONA
... In my heart the songs
of joy, love, hope I hear.
IAGO (aside)
Beauty and love are in sweet harmony.
CHILDREN, MEN AND WOMEN
May you be happy!...
OTHELLO
If she be false to me...
DESDEMONA
Joy and love sing in my breast!
OTHELLO
...then Heaven mocks itself!
IAGO
...But I’ll untune the strings that make this music!
CHILDREN, MEN AND WOMEN
... May you be happy! Farewell!
Here Love is lord!
OTHELLO
That song subdues my heart.
IAGO (under his breath)
I’ll untune the strings that make this music!
External links for Splende il cielo
| Sheetmusic for recitative |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this recitative | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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