arado_ge wrote: I think you may have the name confused.
No, she doesn't have the name confused - 'Belta crudele' (with an accent on the a of belta) is on the Bartoli 'Rossini Recital' CD ('Giovanna d'Arco' and 19 Rossini songs).
I have tried for some time to get the music for this song, both here and in Italy, but without success. I believe that Classical Vocal Reprints in the US may have a copy - but that's definitely a maybe, I'm really not sure! For some reason they won't sell to me because I'm not in the US, copyright problems presumably, but in any case Rossini actually wrote 3 versions of Belta crudele, and I would want be sure which version I was buying, which is difficult without seeing the music first.
It's a great song; vocally not that easy, but the piano part sounds so pedestrian that I've been tempted to transcribe it by ear, and perform the song anyway! (Or maybe I should say My Way)!!
Regards,
Sheila
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