OITG 2

Libiamo
Let’s raise a toast

One of opera’s best drinking songs!

Addio del passato
Farewell to the past

Knowing she is dying of tuberculosis, Violetta sings farewell to her past happiness with Alfredo and begs forgiveness for her wayward life.

Lascia ch’io pianga
Let me lament

Almirena, abducted a by sorceress, laments her fate. Separated from her lover, Rinaldo, she prays for mercy and release from her torment.

Vesti la giubba
Put on your costume

Canio’s clown costume and makeup hide a broken heart and seething jealousy.

Vissi d’arte
I lived for my art

Tosca laments that God has abandoned her to a terrible fate, even though she has tried to lead a good life.

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…

La donna è mobile
Women are fickle

The ultimate cad, the Duke of Mantua, sings of women’s lack of constancy…

Cruda Sorte
Cruel Fate

Isabella curses the Fate which has shipwrecked her and put her in the hands of Mustafà, Lord of the Turks, but she knows exactly what to do to manipulate him and secure her freedom.

Au fond du temple saint…
In the depths of the holy temple…

Envisioning their perfect women, two old friends weave a spellbinding ode to beauty and brotherhood.

Sous le dôme épais
Under the wide canopy

This instantly recognisable duet, sung by Lakmé and her maidservant Mallika, evokes the beauty and serenity of nature.

Si tu m’aimes, Carmen
If you love me, Carmen

A brief but hauntingly beautiful love duet sung by Carmen and Escamillo outside the bullring in Seville.

O soave fanciulla
O sweet maiden

Rodolfo and Mimi’s romantic duet closing Act 1 as they declare their love for each other.

Über die blauen Wogen
Over the blue waves

On a quest to prove true love, the heroes rescue their maidens and embark across the blue seas.