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- From Act I of the Italian opera, Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte. Role: Figaro, valet to the Count of Almaviva Voice Part: bass-baritone Fach: lyric bass Setting: Seville, a room in Count Almaviva's castle Range: C3 to F4. Tessitura: C3 to E4.
- Che soave zeffiretto' (On the breeze.What a gentle little Zephyr) is a duettino, or a short duet, from act 3 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, to a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
A duettino is an unpretentious duet with a concise form.[1][2]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart offers several well-known examples of the type, including 'Là ci darem la mano' from Don Giovanni, 'Canzonetta sull'aria' from Le Nozze Di Figaro and 'Duettino No. 3' from La clemenza di Tito, a song only twenty-four measures long.[3][4] He also described 'Via resti servita' in The Marriage of Figaro as a duettino.[5]
Track from the Shawshank Redemption OST, uploaded by request. Want the Full OST? Then PM me for a personally uploaded link. Le nozze di Figaro, Atto Primo, Scenes I & II: No. Duettino Figaro, Susanna 'Se a Caso Madama'.
By the time of Gioachino Rossini, a duettino was a common part of the introduction of the farsa opera genre.[6] Rossini composed several pieces in the form.
References[edit]
- ^Fuller-Maitland, John Alexander; Adela Harriet Sophia Bagot Wodehouse (1879). A dictionary of music and musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by eminent writers, English and foreign: With illustrations and woodcuts. Macmillan. p. 468.
- ^Whitney, William Dwight; Benjamin Eli Smith (1897). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary. Century. p. 1792.
- ^Thompson, Kristin (1999). Storytelling in the new Hollywood: understanding classical narrative technique. Harvard University Press. p. 203. ISBN978-0-674-83975-5.
- ^Einstein, Alfred; Arthur Mendel; Nathan Broder (1945). Mozart. Oxford University Press. p. 410. ISBN978-0-19-500732-9.
- ^Sadie, Stanley; Laura Williams Macy (2006). The Grove book of operas. Oxford University Press. p. 669. ISBN978-0-19-530907-2. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^Osborne, Richard (27 September 2007). Rossini: his life and works. Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN978-0-19-518129-6.
Duettino Sull'aria Le Nozze Di Figaro Lyrics
Sull'aria... che soave zeffirettoSull'aria...
Che soave zeffiretto...Zeffiretto...Questa sera spirerà...Questa sera spirerà...Sotto i pini del boschettoSotto i pini...Sotto i pini del boschetto.Sotto i pini del boschetto.Ei già il resto capirà.Certo, certo il capirà.A Little Song on the BreezeOn the breezeWhat a gentle little zephirA little zephirThis evening will sighThis evening will sighUnder the pines in the little grove.Under the pines...Under the pines in the little groveUnder... the pines... in the little groveAnd the rest he'll understandCertainly, certainly he'll understand.
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