Il viaggio a Reims (1825)
dramma-giocoso by Gioachino Rossini
Excerpt: ''Partir o ciel, desio!'' from Act I, scene II
In this performance, Renee Fleming sings the Countess Folleville, while Maddalena is Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Antonio is Bruno Caproni, Don Prudenzio is Jeremy White, Madame Cortese is Montserrat Caballé, Baron Trombonok is Andrew Shore and Modestina is Glenys Groves. This performance took place in the evening of July 4th, 1992 at the Royal Opera House, in Covent Garden, London. Conducting was Carlo Rizzi with the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House.
Below is a short synposis of the happenings prior to this aria and the happenings in it, from Wikipedia; the free encyclopedia:
"The Countess calls for her maid, Modestina, and Madame Cortese goes to search for her. Modestina appears, and the Countess, worried that her clothes have not yet arrived, asks why there has been no reply to a letter that she had sent. Modestina had entrusted the letter to the Countess's cousin, Don Luigino, who immediately arrives to say that the stagecoach which he had hired to carry the boxes had overturned on the way. The Countess faints and Don Luigino calls for help.
Maddalena, Antonio, Don Prudenzio and the servants arrive, together with Baron Trombonok. Don Prudenzio and the Baron argue about how to resuscitate the Countess, but she recovers sufficiently to lament the loss of her garments. ("Partir, o ciel! desio")".
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