Italian arias download
- Si, si maledetta
- 3 page sheet music download
- Baritone/bass aria from the 18th century
- From Il marito giocatore
- By Giuseppe Orlandini
Range of Aria
Historical background
Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676–1760) composed Il marito giocatore, an intermezzo—a short, comic opera traditionally performed between the acts of a serious opera. The plot centers on the humorous domestic battles between Bacocco, a compulsive gambler, and Serpilla, his sharp-tongued, long-suffering wife. Hugely popular in its time, the work became one of the most frequently performed musical dramas of the 18th century, staged widely across Europe. It circulated under several titles, including Serpilla e Bacocco, Il marito giocatore e la moglie becchatona (“The Gambler Husband and the Nagging Wife”), and in English, The Gamester. The intermezzo premiered in Venice in 1719.
Intermezzi
Intermezzi, such as Il marito giocatore, are short, comic operas that are performed between the acts of the larger opera seria (serious opera) Typically, each act of the intermezzo is performed during the breaks between the acts of the main opera. These intermezzi usually involve just two main characters—a soprano and a bass—who carry out the comedic action.
The bass is often an older, foolish man who seeks to marry the soprano for her beauty. He is generally a buffo character and has a large vocal range and uses patter (fast vocal passages) which show humor. The soprano is generally young and clever and pursues the man for his wealth. These domestic stories offer a delightful contrast to the tragedy of the main opera.
In the aria, Si, si maledetta, Bacocco is cursing gambling having lost all his money to this vice.
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Si, si maledetta
Italian arias download
Description
- Si, si maledetta
- 3 page sheet music download
- Baritone/bass aria from the 18th century
- From Il marito giocatore
- By Giuseppe Orlandini
Range of Aria
Historical background
Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676–1760) composed Il marito giocatore, an intermezzo—a short, comic opera traditionally performed between the acts of a serious opera. The plot centers on the humorous domestic battles between Bacocco, a compulsive gambler, and Serpilla, his sharp-tongued, long-suffering wife. Hugely popular in its time, the work became one of the most frequently performed musical dramas of the 18th century, staged widely across Europe. It circulated under several titles, including Serpilla e Bacocco, Il marito giocatore e la moglie becchatona (“The Gambler Husband and the Nagging Wife”), and in English, The Gamester. The intermezzo premiered in Venice in 1719.
Intermezzi
Intermezzi, such as Il marito giocatore, are short, comic operas that are performed between the acts of the larger opera seria (serious opera) Typically, each act of the intermezzo is performed during the breaks between the acts of the main opera. These intermezzi usually involve just two main characters—a soprano and a bass—who carry out the comedic action.
The bass is often an older, foolish man who seeks to marry the soprano for her beauty. He is generally a buffo character and has a large vocal range and uses patter (fast vocal passages) which show humor. The soprano is generally young and clever and pursues the man for his wealth. These domestic stories offer a delightful contrast to the tragedy of the main opera.
In the aria, Si, si maledetta, Bacocco is cursing gambling having lost all his money to this vice.
