Placido e il mar
Placido è il mar
The sea is calm
The Cretans invoke calm seas for the voyage of Electra and Idamantes. Electra hopes the gentle breezes will bring her love.
LGT-Pre
Soave sia il vento
Soave sia il vento
Gentle be the breeze
Two sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, are led to believe by Don Alfonso that their fiancés have been called up to fight. The trio pray that the wind will be gentle on their journey to battle.
Sull’Aria
Sull’ aria
On the breeze…
This deceptively lovely duet from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is actually a painful admission by the Countess of the loss of her husband’s love.
Bella si come un angelo
Bella siccome un angelo
Beautiful as an angel
Dr Malatesta regales Don Pasquale with the many virtues of the incomparable bride he has found for his aged, bachelor patient – none other than the doctor’s sister!
Di Provenza il mar
Di Provenza il mar
The sea of Provence
Alfredo’s father tries to console him for Violetta’s desertion by conjuring up the happy family home he once enjoyed – and can again.
Mon Coeur
Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix
My heart opens at your voice
Delilah, High Priestess of the Philistines, triumphs in her successful seduction of Samson. His love for her distracts him from his holy calling of leading his people to freedom.
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.
Una Furtiva Lagrima
Una furtiva lagrima
A secret tear
Nemorino believes that Adina cares for him after all when he sees a tear in her eye.