Libiamo Finale
Libiamo
Let’s raise a toast
One of opera’s best drinking songs!
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Addio del passato
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
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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Vesti la giubba
Vesti la giubba
Put on your costume
Canio’s clown costume and makeup hide a broken heart and seething jealousy.
Vissi D’Arte
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.
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…
La donna è mobile
La donna è mobile
Women are fickle
The ultimate cad, the Duke of Mantua, sings of women’s lack of constancy…
Cruda Sorte
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
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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Flower Duet
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
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.
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O soave fanciulla
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
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.
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Te Deum
Te Deum
We praise, Thee, O God
Against the background of the Te Deum, Scarpia sings ever more fiercely of his feelings for Tosca, and his evil plans for Cavaradossi.
Mir ist so wunderbar
Mir ist so wunderbar
I feel so wonderful
A beautiful quartet giving very different perspectives on the scene unfolding: joy, trepidation, hope, dejection.
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