"O, wie will ich triumphieren" (or, "Ha, wie will ich triumphieren"), is an aria for low bass from

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singspiel A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like ...

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Die Entführung aus dem Serail ' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Die ...

'' (The Abduction from the Seraglio). It is well known for the extraordinary technical demands it makes on the singer, and is sometimes performed in recitals and featured in anthologies by basses who are able to sing it. It features rapid

coloratura Coloratura is an elaborate melody with runs, trills, wide leaps, or similar virtuoso-like material,''Oxford American Dictionaries''.Apel (1969), p. 184. or a passage of such music. Operatic roles in which such music plays a prominent part, an ...

, abrupt octave-leaps between the upper and lower registers, and extended low notes, including a drawn-out low D ( D₂, one of the lowest notes demanded of any voice in opera). Mozart wrote it with one particular bass in mind: the very famous

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Sentiment

Osmin, the bad-tempered house-servant to Pasha Selim, has caught his hated enemies trying to rescue a noblewoman from captivity in the Pasha's harem. He taunts them, gleefully anticipating the pleasure of seeing them hanged.

References

Arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bass arias Die Entführung aus dem Serail Opera excerpts {{opera-stub