Opera excerpts Opera excerpts The "Alabama Song" comes from the 1930 operetta Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. The music is by Kurt Weill; officially the lyrics are by Bertolt Brecht, but were probably actually written by Elisabeth Hauptmann. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Alabama Song"
The rousing and well-known Anvil Chorus (Coro di zingari or gypsy chorus) from Act 2, Scene 1 of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore (The Troubador) ( 1853) depicts Spanish gypsies striking their anvils at dawn and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and their gypsy women. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anvil Chorus"
In several areas of Western culture, the Dance of the Seven Veils (usually described as danced by Salomé) is one of the elaborations on the historical and biblical tale of the execution of John the Baptist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dance of the seven veils"
Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is a famous orchestral interlude written for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899-1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, right after the magic Swan-Bird gives Prince Gvidon Saltanovich (the Tsar's son) instructions on how to change into an insect so that he can fly away to visit his father (who does not know that he is alive). Here is the text of the scene where the Swan-Bird sings during this music: ...more on Wikipedia about "Flight of the Bumblebee"
The "Habanera" is an aria from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It is also sometimes known by its first line, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle." It contains the famous melody and is based on the descending chromatic scale. After the aria is completed, Carmen traditionally throws a flower at Don Jose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Habanera (aria)"
"La donna è mobile" ("Woman is fickle" in the Italian language) is a song from the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. ...more on Wikipedia about "La donna è mobile"
"Ride of the Valkyries" ( German: Walkürenritt) is probably the best known piece by Richard Wagner. It stands out in part because it is a self-contained piece, Wagner's equivalent of an aria, an operatic style he tended not to employ extensively in his compositions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ride of the Valkyries" shortopedia for you! shortopedia
(Vogliatemi bene) Translation: ...more on Wikipedia about "Vogliatemi bene"
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