Nessun dorma
None shall sleep
While Princess Turandot searches through the night to solve Prince Calàf’s riddle, he believes he will win his wager and her love.
And the final chorus proclaims: “The light of the world is love!”
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Glitter and be Gay
After many tribulations, Cunegonde, Candide’s half-sister (mistakenly thought to be dead) ends up in Paris as a courtesan. Do the luxuries of a courtesan’s life make up for its shame?
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Zitti, zitti
Softly, softly
Rosina, Count Almaviva and Figaro are in a flurry to escape detection as they plot to outwit Rosina’s guardian…
Una voce poco fa
The voice I just heard…
Rosina has found true love in the sound of Lindoro’s voice, and she is determined to make him hers.
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.
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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.
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Madamina
Catalogue Aria
Leporello reveals to Donna Elvira the catalogue of Don Giovanni’s numerous conquests.
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.
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
My whole heart is yours
Chinese prince, Sou-Chong, declares his love for his Austrian wife, Lisa.
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Sul fil d’un soffio etesio
On the breath of a summer breeze
Falstaff has offended two Windsor wives, who seek revenge at a midnight rendezvous, with various characters in disguise, including the “Fairy Queen” summoning the spirits.
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Deh! Tu dI un umile preghiera
I beseech thee, hear my humble prayer
Sentenced to death by Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots finds solace in a final prayer.
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Notre métier
Our profession
Carmen and her gypsy companions impress upon José that he is now one of them and must embrace their bohemian ways.
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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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.
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La ci darem la mano
There I’ll give you my hand
Don Giovanni charms Zerlina with his seductive promises of a shared future.
