Turandot Finale
Nessun dorma
None shall sleep
Love triumphs!
Gala St Barnabas
Contessa, perdono!
Contessa, perdono!
My Countess, forgive me
The Count begs his wife to forgive his attempted infidelity.
Votre Toast
Votre Toast
To your health!
Escamillo, revelling in his celebrity and the thrill of the bullfight, toasts the soldiers in the tavern as fellow fighters…
Non più mesta
Non più mesta
I’ll no longer sit alone
Cinderella reflects on the changes in her life and celebrates with a dance at the ball.
Parigi o cara
Parigi o cara
We shall leave Paris
Alfredo and Violetta dream of a life together away from Paris, to restore Violetta to health.
Suoni la tromba
Suoni la tromba
Sound the trumpet
Two Puritan soldiers proclaim their willingness to fight for their ideals in the coming battle.
Come ti piace imponi
Come ti piace imponi
Command me as you will
Sextus declares he will do anything his beloved Vitellia commands in her quest for vengeance against the Emperor Titus.
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.
Sola, sola in buio loco
Sola, sola in buio loco
All alone in this dark place
Leporello, masquerading as Don Giovanni, is called to account by those the Don has wronged.
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.
Sein wir wieder gut
Sein wir wieder gut
Let’s be friends again
The young composer is inspired again about the power of music.
Sempre libera
Sempre libera
Forever free
What is the key to life – the freedom to pursue pleasure or a deeper commitment to love?
Va, preparati, furente
Va, preparati, furente
Go, you fury, and prepare yourself
Elizabeth 1 and Mary, Queen of Scots, meet in a fiery encounter which seals Mary’s fate.