Voi avete un cor fedele

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"Voi avete un cor fedele", K. 217, is a concert aria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for solo soprano and orchestra, composed in Salzburg, dated 26 October 1775. Written around the time of the composition of Mozart's five violin concertos. In this aria, the character Dorinda contemplates a new romantic partner.

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A travelling Italian opera company visited Salzburg, and asked Mozart to write an insertion aria for the opera Le nozze di Dorinda, an opera buffa by the Italian composer Baldassare Galuppi. The text originated by the dramatist Carlo Goldoni, but it is unknown who adapted this aria text for Mozart. The scholar Stanley Sadie noted the aria is “substantial with ironic overtones, set in alternating slow and fast sections, shows a remarkable advance in comic aptitude in its gestures and its timing as compared with anything in La finta giardiniera", which was completed by Mozart a few months earlier. The aria was published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1882. It remains a popular concert piece, often performed and recorded. [1] [2] [3]

Description

Sung by the character Dorinda, the aria is marked Andantino graziosa, then allegro, and consists of 126 bars in the key of G major. The vocal range reaches from D4 to B5 with an unusually high tessitura. A typical performance lasts for around seven minutes. The work calls for two oboes, two French horns and strings. The time signature for the Andantino graziosa is 3
4 triple metre, then for the allegro, common time Commontime.svg . The aria contains scales and trills with bravura passages. [1] [2] [3]

Text

Voi avete un cor fedele,
Come amante appassionato:
Ma mio sposo dichiarato,
Che farete? cangerete?
Dite, allora che sarà?
Manterrete fedeltà?
Ah! non credo.
Già prevedo,
Mi potreste corbellar.
Non ancora,
Non per ora,
Non mi vuò di voi fidar.

You have a faithful heart,
like any impassioned lover;
but once my troth is plighted,
tell me, what will you do?
Will you change?
Will you remain faithful?
Ah, I cannot believe it!
It is already foretold,
you will make a fool of me.
Not yet, not for now will I trust in you.

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K217 or K-217 may refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 "Voi avete un cor fedele" : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  2. 1 2 Julian Rushton. "Sadie on Mozart". Project Muse, Early Music. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 ""Voi avete un cor fedele", aria K.217". All About Mozart. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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