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"O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear Papa”) is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio.
Gianni Schicchi de' Cavalcanti was a 13th-century Italian knight, a Florentine historical figure mentioned by Dante in the Inferno, Canto XXX. In that canto, Dante visits the Circle of Impersonators and sees a man savagely attacking another: he is told that the attacker is Schicchi, condemned to Hell for impersonating Buoso Donati and making Donati's will highly favorable to Schicchi.
"Caro nome che il mio cor" (Sweet name that made my heart), or "Caro nome" for short, is an aria for coloratura soprano from act 1 of Verdi's opera Rigoletto. It is part of the standard Italian soprano vocal repertoire, [ 1 ] featured in numerous anthologies for soprano singers and in albums of highlights from the opera.
6 Variations in G on "Mio caro Adone" from La fiera di Venezia by Antonio Salieri: Autumn 1773 17 Vienna 345 173d: 2 Choruses/5 Entr'actes for "Thamos, König in Ägypten" 3 October 1773 17 Salzburg 182 182: 173dA: Symphony No. 24 in B-flat: 3 October 1773 17 Salzburg 183 183: 173dB: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, "Little G minor Symphony" 5 ...
The meaning and lyrics behind the popular end-of-year song. ... "Does anybody really know the words?" After all, what is the meaning of "Auld Lang Syne"?
In 1773, Mozart wrote fortepiano variations to the aria "Mio caro adone". In the movie Amadeus , Mozart refers to the piece when introducing himself to Salieri. He called the aria, “a funny little tune but it yielded some good things”.
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