Sull'aria (Le nozze di Figaro)

Susanna and the Countess' duetto in act three from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro.
Susanna - Dawn Upshaw
La Contessa - Ljuba Kazarnovskaya
Salzburg 1991

Susanna and the countess write a letter to the count, in which Susanna agrees to meet him in the garden. Only that the countess will go to that rendezvous with her unsuspecting husband...

Countess:
The song about the air

Susanna:
about the air

Countess:
How gentle the little zephyr

Susanna:
How gentle the little zephyr

Countess:
wafts this evening

Susanna:
wafts this evening

Countess:
under the pines in the grove.

Susanna:
under the pines?

Countess:
under the pines in the grove.

Susanna:
under the pines in the grove.

Countess:
And the rest he will understand.

Susanna:
Surely he'll understand.

Category:

Music

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• marriage
• nozze
• figaro
• susanna
• contessa
• duetto
• soprano
• salzburg
• mozart
• dawn
• upshaw

[hansen4]

can't you find this edition without the disturbing scratches in the recording? This

sucks!!!

[scordeteyla]

@hansen4 be glad you have the opportunity to watch it at all. it's not available anywhere else and that's the only recording i possess.

or do you think i'm some kind of videostore with several hundred copies and i decided to upload the one with the worst quality?

[monica9965]

What are they singing about? I only know a little of the story of the Marriage of Figaro . I fell in love w/ this aria thanx to Shawshank Redemption.

[scordeteyla]

Find the words of this duetto in English in the description and a little summary of this scene in the description. :-)

[dlux76]

Scordeteyla this performance makes me cry it's so perfect it's so nice so light so innocent. One more time thank you very much

[scordeteyla]

you're quite welcome :)

[ChemaHdz]

So beautiful. The most beautiful song for me. The music is just fantastic and the talent of these two women makes me happy and thankful of being alive.

[Kbritt7]

Dawn Upshaw is absolutely stunning! I just can't take my eyes off her!

trivia: I think she actually might be left handed but is writing right handed because of the time period. Check out her video singing "sea-gull" (great song, by the way) and she writes with her left hand in that...just something interesting :)

[musicizme317]

As great of a performance as this is, I think Susanna's vowels are extremely spread at some parts of this duet.

[papagena92]

omg I love dawn upshaw!!! both her voice AND acting are awesome - look when she sings "certo certo il capirà" (1.24) XD

[luceelizabeth]

@simplesimplicius what silly nonesense

[ChaffyGlitz]

I fell in love w/ this aria thanx to Shawshank Redemption.

[illbeastonishing16]

2:10 <3

[justabrit]

@SugarPlumJade Yes i do ...

[simplesimplicius]

too much vibratto

[PaninoAlSalmone]

@monica9965 a fake letter/date for the Count