Vedi! le fosche notturne (Seht, wie die Wolken am Himmel ziehen“)
Chor der Zigeuner, aus: Il trovatore 1853
aus: Il trovatore (Der Troubadour), 2. Akt, 1. Szene. Aus Rache für den Mord an ihrer Mutter raubt die Zigeunerin Azucena dem Grafen von Aragon ein Kind. Als Erwachsener wird dieser Manrico dann nicht nur zum politischen Gegner seines Bruders, des Grafen Luna, beide rivalisieren auch um die Liebe Leonoras, die wiederum nur Manrico liebt. In einer Schlacht verwundet, erholt Manrico sich bei seiner vermeintlichen Mutter Azucena und den Zigeunern. Diese begrüßen mit einem Chor freudig den neuen Tag.
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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
| 1813-1901Giuseppe Verdi was born in Le Roncole on the 9th October 1813, the son of an innkeeper and small-scale farmer. Although he grew up in poor circumstances his extraordinary musical talent was soon recognized and he received organ lessons, then – assisted by a patron – he entered the Busseto Gymnasium. His benefactor Antoni Barezzi continued to assist him privately after the Milan Conservatoire had refused him admission. Following some years as organist and director of music in Busseto he made his breakthrough in Milan with the premiere of the opera "Nabucco" in 1842. The works which he wrote after 1850 are still among the principal pillars of the opera repertoire. Personal details
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Songwriter / Librettist
Salvadore Cammarano
| 1801-1852
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Translator
Heinrich Proch
| 1809-1878