"Un dì, felice, eterea" ("One day, happy, ethereal") is a
duet from the first act of
Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera ''
La traviata''. It is sung by the male and female protagonists of the opera, Alfredo (a
tenor
A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...
) and Violetta (a
soprano). The main melody of the duet, which is very famous in its own right, is also an important musical theme throughout the opera.
"Un dì, felice, eterea lyrics, libretto and synopsis"
Opera arias site. Retrieved 14 August 2018
Libretto
Alfredo
Un dì, felice, eterea,
Mi balenaste innante,
E da quel dì tremante''
Vissi d'ignoto amor.
Di quell'amor, quell'amor ch'è palpito
Dell'universo, Dell'universo intero,
Misterioso, Misterioso altero,
Croce, croce e delizia,
Croce e delizia, delizia al cor.
Violetta
Ah, se ciò è ver, fuggitemi,
Solo amistade io v'offro:
Amar non so, nè soffro
Un così eroico amor.
Io sono franca, ingenua;
Altra cercar dovete;
Non arduo troverete
Dimenticarmi allor.
One day, you, happy, ethereal,
appeared in front of me,
and ever since, trembling,
I lived with unknown love.
That love that's the
pulse of the universe, the whole universe,
Mysterious, mysterious and proud,
torture, torture and delight
torture and delight, delight to the heart.
If that is true, forget me.
Friendship is all I can offer.
I don't know how to love.
Nor can I suffer such great love.
I'm being honest with you, sincere.
You should find somebody else.
Then you wouldn't find it hard
to forget me.
References
External links
*; Renata Tebaldi and Gianni Poggi duet on 1954
*; Fritz Wunderlich
Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich (26 September 1930 – 17 September 1966) was a German lyric tenor, famed for his singing of the Mozart repertory and various lieder. He died in an accident aged 35.
Biography
Wunderlich was born in Kusel in ...
and Teresa Stratas
Teresa Stratas (born May 26, 1938) is a retired operatic soprano from Canada of Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's '' Lulu''.
Early life and career
Stratas was born Anastasia Stratakis t ...
duet on 28 March 1965
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Arias by Giuseppe Verdi
Opera excerpts
Male–female vocal duets