Nessun dorma
Nessun dorma
None shall sleep
Prince Calàf sings a triumphant ode to love.
April 1
Il core vi dono
Il core vi dono
This heart I give you
Dorabella eventually succumbs to Guglielmo (her sister’s fiancé disguised as an Albanian!) as part of the men’s plan to test their lovers’ fidelity.
Che farò senza Euridice
Che farò senza Euridice
What shall I do without Eurydice?
Orpheus’ beautiful lament to his lost wife, Eurydice, whom he seeks to bring back from the Underworld.
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O du mein holder Abendstern
O! du mein holder Abendstern
O you, my lovely evening star
Wolfram, in love with Elisabeth, asks the evening star to guide her soul to paradise.
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Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti
Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti
May your threats and fierce words…
Don Carlos is seeking vengeance on Don Alvaro, who eloped with his sister after (accidentally) killing his father. He finds Don Alvaro – now living as monk – and goads him into a deadly duel…
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Je suis encore tout étourdie
Je suis encore tout étourdie
I’m still so dizzy
Manon is overwhelmed by the new sights she sees around her on leaving home for the first time.
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Madamina
Madamina
Catalogue Aria
Leporello reveals to Donna Elvira the catalogue of Don Giovanni’s numerous conquests.
Questa o quella
Questa o quella
This one or that one
The ultimate cad, the Duke of Mantua, finds all beautiful women to his liking…
Habanera
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Love is a rebellious bird
Carmen teases, warns and beguiles with her statement of what love is… a rebellious, untameable bird.
Champagne Chorus
Champagne Chorus
At Prince Orlofsky’s New Year’s Eve ball, all everyone wants is champagne!