A Builder's Guide To The Opera Part 2

[The Builder]

Been pretty busy lately, so Part 2 is a little overdue. There were some great responses to Part 1, so we'll continue into the wonderful world of Bel Canto.

They always say that Mozart has all the best tunes. I've chosen another of my favourites here. Everyone's heard of "The Marriage of Figaro". If you follow the story from Beaumarchais's original book, you can see that it's a great example of "Opera Buffa", (comic opera). It's a hoot if you have the stamina.

With all the recitative, these operas tend to be quite long, but the arias do make up for that.

Here's "Deh Vieni Non Tardar" from Act IV, near the end of the show. The plot is typically convoluted. Susanna, the maid, is singing this to wind up The Count, who has the hots for her............ while her betrothed (Figaro) is hiding in the bushes.

Susanna knows he's there. She's just winding him up as well.

So ......... Deh Vieni Non Tardar ("come here now; do not 'ang about").

Sung by the lovely German/Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska. This girl is cool. At weekends, she's a Goth, and well into "Rammstein", but that's another type of music entirely..........

ps For all the women who get tired of looking at Anna, I'm told the conductor is pretty hot as well ;o)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y95eJFa3Ivk