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La fanciulla del West

Opera

Writers: Giacomo Puccini Carlo Zangarini Guelfo Civinini

Songs

_As this opera is through-composed without strict scene delineations, the following is given as guidelines to when the action or the music changes. _

Act One - Inside the ‘Polka� Saloon

Introduction

‘Hello! Alla “Polka�! Alle “Palme�!� - Jack Rance, Larkens, Harry, Joe, Bello, Nick, Sid, Happy, Sonora, Trin, Miners

‘Che faranno i vecchi miei la lontano� - Jake Wallace, Nick, Trin, Harry, Joe, Sonora, Bello, Happy, Chorus

‘Jim, perchѐ piangi?� - Trin, Harry, Joe, Sonora, Bello, Happy, Miners, Larkens

‘Va tutto!� - Sid, Bello, Sonora, Harry, Rance, Miners, Ashby, Trin, Nick

‘Hello, Minnie!� - Minnie, Trin, Sonora, Rance, Bello, Joe, Miners, Harry, Ashby, Nick

‘Dove eravamo?� and ‘Lavami e sarò bianco come neve� - Minnie, Harry, Trin, Joe

‘La posta!� - Nick, Trin, Joe, Harry, Bello, Postiglione, Ashby, Minnie, Rance, Happy, Miners

Duet: ‘Ti voglio bene, Minnie!� - Rance, Minnie

Aria: ‘Minnie, dalla mia casa son partito� - Rance, Minnie

Aria: ‘Laggiù nel Soledad� - Minnie, Rance

‘Chi c’�, per farmi i ricci?� - Johnson, Nick, Minnie, Rance

‘Mister Johnson, voi m’avete seccato!� - Rance, Johnson, Minnie, Miners, Sonora, Johnson, Trin, Harry, Bello, Happy

‘La, la, la, la, la� - Minnie, Johnson, Nick, Rance, Chorus (outside), Ashby, Castro, Sonora, Trin

Duet: ‘Mister Johnson, siete rimasto indietro� - Minnie, Nick, Johnson

‘Che cosa� c’� ?� - Minnie, Nick, Johnson

‘In quel barile, Johnson� - Minnie, Johnson

Act Two - Minnie’s Cabin

‘Il mio bimbo ѐ grande e piccino� - Wowkle, Billy, (Baby)

‘Billy, ѐ fissato?� - Minnie, Billy, Wowkle

‘Hello! Hello!� - Johnson, Minnie, Wowkle

‘Oh, se sapeste come il vivere ѐ allegro!� - Minnie

‘E quando infurian le tormente?� - Johnson, Minnie

‘Ugh! Neve!� - Wowkle, Minnie, Johnson

‘Sognavo� si stava tanto bene!� - Minnie, Johnson

‘Hello!� ‘Chiamano!� - Nick, Johnson, Minnie, Sonora, Rance, Ashby

‘Vieni fuori! Sei venuto a rubare!� - Minnie, Johnson

Aria: ‘Una parola sola!� - Johnson, Minnie

‘L’han ferito…che importa� - Minnie, Johnson

‘Che c’� di nuovo, Jack?� - Minnie, Rance

‘Ѐ là! Ѐ là!� - Rance, Minnie, Johnson

‘Siete pronto?� - Rance, Minnie

**Act Three - The great California forest **

‘Ve lo giuro, sceriffo� - Nick, Ashby, Rance, Miners

‘Hurrah! Ragazzi Sceriffo, avere udito?� - Ashby, Rance, Chorus, Nick, Joe, Harry, Bello, Sonora, Trin, Happy, Billy

‘Sceriffo Rance, consegno a voi quest’uomo� - Ashby, Johnson, Rance, Trin, Harry, Joe, Bello, Happy, Sonora, Chorus

‘Ѐ Minnie!� - Rance, Sonora, Johnson, Miners, Minnie, Trin, Harry, Joe, Happy, Chorus

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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