Ecco, ridente in cielo
"Ecco, ridente in cielo" is a cavatina from Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville, sung by the tenor Count Almaviva, disguised as the poor student Lindoro, at the beginning of act 1.
Music
The aria is an example of the bel canto style.[1] The key signature is C major, but it also modulates into G major and contains chromatic passages. Its vocal range is from F♯3 to B4; the tessitura is between G3 and G4.[2] The aria is also notable for having a guitar accompaniment.
![{
\time 2/4
g'8\noBeam a'16.\noBeam b'32 c''8\noBeam c''
b'8\(~ \times 4/6 { b'32 d'' c'' b' c'' d'' } c''8\) r
g'8\(\noBeam f''16\)\noBeam g' g'8\(\noBeam e''16\)\noBeam c''
e''8.\trill\( g''32 f''\) d''8
}
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Libretto
Ecco, ridente in cielo | Here, laughing in heaven |
References
External links
- "Ecco, ridente in cielo" on YouTube, Juan Diego Flórez, Royal Opera House, 10 July 2010
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- Ivanhoé (1826)
- Robert Bruce (1846)
- "Ecco, ridente in cielo"
- "Largo al factotum"
- "Sombre forêt"
- "Una voce poco fa"
- Messa di Gloria (1820)
- Stabat mater (1831, 1841)
- Petite messe solennelle (1864, 1867)
- Six string sonatas (1804)
- Edipo a Colono (1817)
- La regata veneziana (1835)
- La Danza (1835)
- Péchés de vieillesse (1857–1868)
- The Barber of Seville (1947 film)
- Rossini (1942 biographical film)
- Rossini! Rossini! (1991 biographical film)
- Rossini's Ghost (1996 film)
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