"O mio babbino caro"

Giacomo Puccini, Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro", Lauretta: Maria Callas (soprano)

O mio babbino caro, mi piace, è bello, bello, Vo'andare in Porta Rossa a comperar l'anello! Sì, sì, ci voglio andare! E se l'amassi indarno, andrei sul Ponte Vecchio, ma per buttarmi in Arno! Mi struggo e mi tormento! O Dio, vorrei morir! Babbo, pietà, pietà! Babbo, pietà, pietà!

Oh my dear papa, I love him, he is handsome, handsome, I want to go to Porta Rossa To buy a ring! Yes, yes, I want to go there! And if I loved him in vain, I would go to the Ponte Vecchio, And throw myself in the Arno! I am anguished and tormented! Oh God, I'd want to die! Papa, have pity, have pity! Papa, have pity, have pity!

Oh my beloved father, I love him, I love him, I’ll go to Porta Rossa, To buy our wedding ring! Oh yes, I really love him! And if you still say no, I’ll go to Ponte Vecchio, And throw myself below! My love for which I suffer, At last, I want to die! Father, I beg, I beg! Father, I beg, I beg!

Offenbach's Barcarolle ("Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour")

Jacques Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 2: "Barcarolle (Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour)," Giulietta: Anna Netrebko (soprano) • Nicklausse: Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano):

NICKLAUSSE Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour, Souris à nos ivresses, Nuit plus douce que le jour, O belle nuit d'amour! GIULIETTA, NICKLAUSSE Le temps fuit et sans retour Emporte nos tendresses! Loin de cet heureux séjour, Le temps fuit sans retour Zéphyrs embrasés, Versez-nous vos caresses; Zéphyrs embrasés Donnez-nous vos baisers. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour, Souris à nos ivresses, Nuit plus douce que le jour, O belle nuit d'amour!

NICKLAUSSE Beautiful night, oh night of love, Smile upon our drunkenness, Night softer than the day, O beautiful night of love!   GIULIETTA, NICKLAUSSE  Time flies and irretrievably Takes away our tenderness! Far from this happy place, Time flies irretrievably Burning Zephyrs, Bathe us in your caresses; Burning Zephyrs Gift us your kisses. Beautiful night, oh night of love,  Smile upon our drunkenness, Night softer than the day, O beautiful night of love!

Leonard Bernstein, Candide (BBC, 1988)

Candide at LeonardBernstein.com | "A Guide to Leonard Bernstein's Candide" at SondheimGuide.com | librettos: 1956 (Lillian Hellman & Richard Wilbur) • 1973 (Richard Wilbur & Hugh Wheeler) | venue: Theater Royal, Glasgow (1988) | cast: Voltaire/Pangloss/Martin/Cacambo: Nickolas Grace • Candide: Mark Beudert • Cunegonde: Marilyn Hill-Smith • Old Lady: Ann Howard • Governor/Captain/Gambler: Bonaventura Bottone • Maximilian: Mark Tinkler • Paquette: Gaynor Miles

Act 1
• 8:30: "Life is Happiness Indeed"
• 13:30: "The Best of All Possible Worlds" (1989, London)
• 19:09: "Oh, Happy We" (Candide & Cunegonde)
• 22:22: "It Must Be So" (Candide)
• 44:58: "Auto-da-Fé"
• 56:46: "Glitter and Be Gay" (Cunegonde) (2005, New York)
• 1:14:48: "I Am Easily Assimilated" (The Old Lady)

Act 2
• 1:35:45: "My Love" (The Governer)
• 1:53:57: "The Ballad of Eldorado" (Candide)
• 1:59:45: "Words, Words, Words" (Martin)
• 2:08:33: "The Kings' Barcarolle" (The Five Kings)
• 2:16:00: "We Are Women" (The Old Lady & Cunegonde) (2005, New York)
• 2:28:00: "Nothing More Than This" (Candide)
• 2:34:40: "Make Our Garden Grow"