Ecco, ridente in cielo

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"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

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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 } \addlyrics { Ec -- co ri -- den "te in" cie -- _ _ _ _ _ lo spun -- ta la bel -- la au -- ro -- ra }

Libretto

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Ecco, ridente in cielo
spunta la bella aurora,
e tu non sorgi ancora
e puoi dormir cosi'?
Sorgi, mia dolce speme,
vieni, bell'idol mio;
rendi men crudo, oh Dio,
lo stral che mi feri'.
Oh sorte! gia' veggo
quel caro sembiante;
quest'anima amante
ottenne pieta'.
Oh istante d'amore!
Oh dolce contento!
Felice momento
che eguale non ha!

Translation:

Here, laughing in heaven
emerges the beautiful dawn,
and you are not awake yet
you can sleep like this?
Arise, my sweet hope,
come, my dear idol;
Render less painful, oh God,
The arrow that wounds me.
Oh destiny! I see now
that dear countenance;
this loving soul
has obtained mercy.
Oh moments of love!
Oh sweet contentedness!
Precious moment
It has no equal!

References

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  1. ^ "Ecco, ridente in cielo" by Emma Beatty, Royal Opera House
  2. ^ "Ecco, ridente in cielo", The Aria Database
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