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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Sat Mar 24, 2001  2:51 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] In need of Italian opera ensembles..


Rossini: LA CENERENTOLA - Sextet in Act II Sc 2 ("Siete voi?") - SMATBB

Rossini: L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI - Septet in Act I Sc 4 ("Confusi e stupidi")
- SAATBrBB

Bellini: I PURITANI - Quartet in Act I Sc 3 ("Se miro il suo candore") -
SMTB

Mozart: IDOMENEO - Quartet (gorgeous!) in Act III Sc 1 ("Andro ramingo e
solo") - SSS(or M)T

Mozart: COSI FAN TUTTE - Quintet in Act I Sc 2 ("Sento, o Dio") - SS(or
M)TBrB

Mozart: COSI FAN TUTTE - Quintet in Act II Sc 4 (finale - "Idol
mio")SSS(or M)TBr

Mozart: DON GIOVANNI - Quartet in Act I Sc 3 ("Non ti fidar") - SSTBr

Mozart: DON GIOVANNI - Sextet in Act II Sc 5 ("Ah, dov'e il perfido?" to
end of opera) - SSSTBB

Verdi: FALSTAFF - Nonet (! great fun!) in Act I Sc 2 - actually, it *IS*
Act I Sc 2 - ("Fulgida, Alice!") - SSMATTTBrB

Verdi: RIGOLETTO - Quartet in Act III ("Bella figlia dell'amore") - SATBr

von Flotow: MARTA - Quartet in Act II, Sc 1 ("Siam giunti, o giovinette")
- SMTB

The others I can think of are all very "male heavy" - e.g., a few from
Donizetti's DON PASQUALE, and the quartet from Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI
SIVIGLIA. Let me know if you want these too.

Karen
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