Notre Métier
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.
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O du mein holder Abendstern
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
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 ci darem la mano
There I’ll give you my hand
Don Giovanni charms Zerlina with his seductive promises of a shared future.
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.
La Fleur
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.
Votre 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…
Seguidilla
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.
Mein Herr Marquis
Mein Herr Marquis
My Lord Marquis
At a ball, Adele meets her mistress’s husband (supposedly a French marquis). She claims to be a Russian actress, coquettishly insisting a woman with her charms could never be a maid.
