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  2. List of prominent operas - Wikipedia

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    Nielsen's high-spirited comedy looks back to the world of The Marriage of Figaro and has become a classic in the composer's native Denmark. [160] 1907 A Village Romeo and Juliet (Frederick Delius). A tragedy of unhappy love set in Switzerland; the most famous music is the interlude "The Walk to the Paradise Garden". [161]

  3. Nessun dorma - Wikipedia

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    In the aria, Calaf expresses his triumphant assurance that he will win the princess. Although "Nessun dorma" had long been a staple of operatic recitals, Luciano Pavarotti popularised the piece beyond the opera world in the 1990s following his performance of it for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which captivated a global audience. [2]

  4. Aria - Wikipedia

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    The farewell aria of Sultan Bazajet in Handel's opera Tamerlano (note the da capo instruction). First edition, London, 1719. In music, an aria (/ ˈ ɑːr i ə /, Italian:; pl.: arie, Italian:; arias in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, Italian:; pl.: ariette; in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompaniment ...

  5. Pagliacci - Wikipedia

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    In Cabrini, the famous solo Vesti La Giubba is sung by Rolando Villazón playing Enrico DiSalvo. The protagonist of Pagliacci, Canio, also appears as a legendary joker card in the Poker-themed video game Balatro. The opera is performed in The Simpsons episode "The Italian Bob" (2005) in which Sideshow Bob sings the final verse of Vesti la ...

  6. Aida - Wikipedia

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    Aida (or Aïda, Italian:) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December 1871, in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini.

  7. E lucevan le stelle - Wikipedia

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    Written in B minor, it is one of the most famous opera arias.The vocal range extends from F ♯ 3 to A 4.The aria is considered part of the spinto tenor repertoire. [1]The aria is introduced by a somber clarinet solo.

  8. Che gelida manina - Wikipedia

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    Che gelida manina" ([ke ˈd͡ʒɛ.li.da maˈni.na]; "What a frozen little hand") [1] is a tenor aria from the first act of Giacomo Puccini's opera, La bohème. The aria is sung by Rodolfo to Mimì when they first meet. In the aria he tells her of his life as a poet, and ends by asking her to tell him more about her life. [2]

  9. List of concert arias, songs and canons by Wolfgang Amadeus ...

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    Aria for soprano and orchestra: Metastasio Demofoonte, II, 6: 1770 88: 73c "Fra cento affanni e cento" (Score/Crit. report) Aria for soprano and orchestra: Metastasio, Artaserse I,2: 1770 119: 382h "Der Liebe himmlisches Gefühl" (Score/Crit. report) Aria for soprano and orchestra (piano reduction) This is possibly (Kunze) the aria for Gretl ...