OITG23 1

Adima, credimi
Believe me, Adina

Adina decides to marry Sergeant Belcore that evening. Nemorino begs her to wait, hoping the “love potion” (cheap wine) he has drunk will change her mind by the next day.

Le veau d’or
The golden calf

Mephistopheles appears at an inn and mockingly sings of Satan leading the human race in a wild dance around the golden calf.

Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein
You shall be the emperor of my soul

A delightful Viennese operetta song from a little-known work – Der Favorit – paints a delicious landscape of love.

Montagues and Capulets

The tension between the feuding clans is evident in this piece from Prokoviev’s Romeo and Juliet.

La fleur
The flower

While he was in prison, José cherished the flower Carmen threw to him at their first encounter. He cannot free himself from his love for her.

Seguidilla
By the ramparts of Seville

Carmen tempts José by dancing for him and singing of the delights to be found in her friend’s tavern on Seville’s ramparts.

Non ti fidar
Don’t trust that faithless heart

Donna Elvira exposes Don Giovanni’s nefarious ways. He counters her accusations with feigned concern for her mental state.

La ci darem la mano
There I’ll give you my hand

Don Giovanni charms Zerlina with his seductive promises of a shared future.

Finch’han dal vino
As long as there’s wine

The famous “Champagne Aria” celebrates Don Giovanni’s hedonistic approach to life.

Je veux vivre
I want to live

Before meeting Romeo, Juliette sings of her wish to live in the present and not think of the future.

L’heure s’envole
Time flies by

The Capulets’ masked ball creates a heady atmosphere for delight and love.