Il turco in Italia

Opera

Writers: Gioachino Rossini Felice Romani

Songs

Author’s note on numbering: there are several different editions of this opera, which all have different numbers for musical movements, and different scene separations. The breakdown below is designed as a guide only, and may differ from other sources.

Overture

Act 1

Scene 1

  • Introduction and Chorus ‘Nostra patria e il mondo in terro’ - Chorus, Zaida, Albazar, Prosdocimo

Scene 2

  • Aria ‘Ah! Se di questi zingari ‘l’arrivo’ - Prosdocimo

Scene 3

  • Cavatina ‘Vado in traccia d’una zingara’ - Geronio, Zaida, Chorus

Scene 4

  • Scene ‘Brava! Intesi ogni cosa’ - Prosdocimo, Zaida, Albaza

Scene 5

Scene 6

  • Scene ‘Voga, voga’ - Chorus, Fiorilla
  • Duet ‘Bella Italia’ - Selim, Fiorilla

Scene 7

  • Scene ‘Della Zingara amante’ - Prosdocimo, Narciso

Scene 8

  • Scene ‘Amici...soccorretemi...consigliatemi…’ - Geronio, Narciso, Prosdocimo
  • Trio ‘Un marito scimunito’ - Prosdocimo, Geronio, Narciso

Scene 9

  • Scene ‘Ola: tosto il caffe’ - Fiorilla, Selim
  • Quartet ‘Siete turchi!’ - Fiorilla, Selim, Geronio, Narciso

Scene 10

  • Scene ‘Ecco qui… da soli a soli…’ - Geronio, Selim, Fiorilla

Scene 11

  • Scene ‘Ciel! Che vedo!’ - Narciso, Fiorilla, Geronio, Selim

Scene 12

  • Scene ‘Sono arrivato tardi’ - Prosdocimo, Geronio

Scene 13

  • Scene ‘Il poeta ha ragione’ - Geronio, Fiorilla
  • Duet ‘Per piacere alla Signora’ - Geronio, Fiorilla

Scene 14

  • Scene ‘Ho quasi del mio dramma’ - Prosdocimo

Scene 15

  • Finale I ‘Gran meraviglie’ - Zaida, Chorus

Scene 16

  • ‘Per la fuga e tutto lesto’ - Selim, Prosdocimo, Zaida

Scene 17

  • ‘Perche mai se son tradito’ - Narciso,
  • Scene ‘Evviva l’amore, il foco vitale’ - Chorus, Fiorilla, Selim, Geronio, Narciso, Prosdocimo
  • Septet ‘Ah! Che il cor non m’ingannava’ - Fiorilla, Selim, Narcis, Geronio, Prosdocimo, Albazar

Act 2

Scene 1

  • Scene ‘A proposito, amico’ - Selim, Prosdocimo, Geronio

Scene 2

  • Duet ‘D’un bell’uso di Turchi’ - Selim, Geronio

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘Credeva che questa scene’ - Prosdocimo

Scene 4

  • Aria and Chorus ‘Non v’e piacer … Se il zeffiro si posa a carezzare un fior’ - Fiorilla, Chorus

Scene 5

  • Scene ‘Scusate… errai…’ - Zaida, Fiorilla

Scene 6

  • Scene ‘Trovarvi sola finalmente io credea’ - Selim, Fiorilla, Zaida

Scene 7

  • Scene ‘Povera Zaida!’ - Selim, Fiorilla,
  • Duet ‘Credete alle femmine’ - Selim, Fiorilla

Scene 8

Scene 9

  • ‘Oh! Che fatica!’ - Prosdocimo, Albazar

Scene 10

  • ‘Ah! Sarebbe troppo dolce’ - Albazar

Scene 11

  • ‘Amore la danza mova’ - Chorus, Fiorilla, Narciso, Selim, Geronio, Zaida
  • Quintet ‘Oh guardate che accidente!’ - Geronio, Narciso, Zaida, Selim, Fiorilla, Chorus

Scene 12

  • ‘Ah! Poeta, on sai…’ - Geronio, Prosdocimo, Albazar

Scene 13

  • Scene ‘Chi avria creduto a questo segno audace Narciso!’ - Fiorilla, Prosdocimo
  • Aria ‘Squallida veste e bruna d’ffano’ - Fiorilla, Chorus, Prosdocimo
  • Aria ‘Caro padre, madre amata’ - Fiorilla, Chorus

Scene 14

  • Scene ‘Si: mi e forza partir’ - Fiorilla, Prosdocimo, Geronio
  • Trio ‘Son la vite sul campo appassita’ - Fiorilla, Geronio, Prosdocimo

Final Scene

  • Finale II ‘Rida a voi sereno il cielo’ - Tutti

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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