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Nessun dorma

Nessun dorma
None shall sleep

Prince Calàf sings a triumphant ode to love.

le Villi

Qui noi t’aspettiam
We are waiting for you here

Abandoned by her fiancé Roberto, Anna dies of grief. Her ghost joins the Villis (spirits) in cursing Roberto for his betrayal of love and forcing him to dance until he dies.

Porgi Amor

Porgi amor
Give me, O love

Once the young heroine in love with the mysterious Lindoro (the Count), the Countess is far from the happy ending of her first story (Rossini’s The Barber of Seville). She asks Love to give her some hope…

Si tu m’aimes, Carmen

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.

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.

Dein ist mein ganzes Herz

Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
My whole heart is yours

Chinese prince, Sou-Chong, declares his love for his Austrian wife, Lisa.

Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss

Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß
My lips kiss with such passion

Giuditta has inherited spirit and passion from her mother – a wild gypsy dancer – and she is well aware of her irresistible charms…

Toreador’s 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…

Una voce poco fa

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.

Questa o quella

Questa o quella
This one or that one

The ultimate cad, the Duke of Mantua, finds all beautiful women to his liking…

Libiamo

Libiamo
Let’s raise a toast

One of opera’s best drinking songs!

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