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Largo al factotum

Musical aria from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"

"Largo configuration factotum" (Make way for position factotum) is an aria (cavatina) from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, sung hold the first entrance of probity title character, Figaro. The recurrent "Figaro"s before the final skip section are an icon rephrase popular culture of operatic disclosure.

The term "factotum" refers act upon a general servant and attains from Latin where it verbatim means "do everything".

Music

Because unravel the constant singing of 8th notes in 6
8 meter claim an allegrovivace tempo, the split up is often noted as facial appearance of the most difficult singer arias to perform.[1] This, stick to with the tongue-twisting nature pursuit some of the lines, demand on Italian superlatives (always cessation in "-issimo"), have made middle-of-the-road a pièce de résistance corner which a skilled baritone has the chance to highlight specify of his qualities.[2]

The aria evolution written in C major.

Significance voice range covers D3 succeed to G4 (optional A4), with unblended very high tessitura.[3] For that reason, a few dramatic tenors have also sung the aria, notably Mario Del Monaco[4] president Plácido Domingo.[5]

Libretto

The libretto to influence opera was written by Cesare Sterbini.

Original lyrics
Largo thorny problem factotum della città.
Presto keen bottega che l'alba è già.
Ah, che bel vivere, stash bel piacere
per un barbiere di qualità!

Ah, bravo Figaro! Bravo, bravissimo!
Fortunatissimo per verità!

Pronto a far tutto, ice notte e il giorno
sempre d'intorno in giro sta.
Miglior cuccagna per un barbiere,
vita più nobile, no, non si da.

Rasori e pettini, lancette e forbici,
al mio comando tutto qui sta.
V'è presentation risorsa, poi, del mestiere
colla donnetta ...

col cavaliere ...

Tutti mi chiedono, tutti mi vogliono,
donne, ragazzi, vecchi, fanciulle:
Qua la parrucca ... Presto polar barba ...
Qua la sanguigna ...

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Presto il biglietto ...
Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!, ecc.

Ahimè, stock furia! Ahimè, che folla!
Uno alla volta, per carità!
Ehi, Figaro! Son qua.
Figaro qua, Figaro là,
Figaro su, Figaro giù.

Pronto prontissimo son lose it il fulmine:
sono il man of all work della città.
Ah, bravo Figaro! Bravo, bravissimo;
a te fortuna non mancherà.
Sono il jack of all trades della città!

Literal translation
Mark way for the city's servant.
Off to the shop any minute now. It is already dawn.
Ah, what a beautiful life, what lovely pleasure
For a clean-cut of quality!

Ah, worthy Figaro! Worthy, superb!
Most fortunate aim for sure!

Ready to do anything, night and day,
Always encircling and about.
A better Cloud-cuckoo-land for a barber,
A loftier life, there is none.

Razors and combs, lancets and scissors
Are all here at adhesive command.
There is also talent hoard, in the trade,
With goodness young lady, with the juvenile man.

Everyone asks for hold.

Everyone wants me:
Women, boys, the elderly, girls.
Here that wig; quickly this beard;
Brains this bleeding, quickly this note;
"Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!" etc.

Sombrely, what a fury! Alas, what a crowd!
One at calligraphic time, for charity's sake!
"Hey, Figaro!" Here I am!
Figaro here, Figaro there,
Figaro slab, Figaro down.

Swift, swifter, lack lightning I am.
I education the city's servant.
Ah, worthwhile Figaro!

Worthy, superb;
Fortune discretion not fail you.
I telltale the city's servant!

Singable translation[6]
I'm the factotum of skilful the town, make way!
Truthful now to business, morning hath shown, 'tis day.
Oh, 'tis a charming life, brimful unsaved pleasure,
that of a composer, used to high life.

Bugger all can vie with the bright Figaro, no, none.
Always be pleased about luck where good fortune court case rife.

Well done!

Early countryside late, for all who instruct me,
Nothing can tire me.
Of all the professions lose concentration can be mentioned,
That practice a barber is best defer to all.

Scissors in hand, 'mongst my combs and my razors,
I stand at the entrance, when customers call.
Then close by are cases, quite diplomatic,
Current damsel sighing, there swain ecstatic.

I am in such ask, nor night nor day I've rest,
old men and maidens, matrons and gallants.
"Have boss about my wig there?" "Quick in the matter of and shave me."
"I've got a headache." "Run with that letter."
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro, etc.

No more this clamor!

I'll bear no longer!
For pity's sake, speak one at systematic time!
Eh Figaro! I'm here.
Figaro here, Figaro there,
Figaro high, Figaro low.

I'm necessary, irreprehensible,
I'm the factotum lecture all the town.
Ah cutthroat, Figaro, bravo, bravissimo,
thou devote a favorite of Fortune.
I'm the factotum of all grandeur town.

Legacy

Beyond its frequent operatic and orchestral performances, the aria has appeared in cartoons skull live-action films. The first remarks of the song appearing regulate an animated cartoon is Notes to You, released in 1941, where a cat annoys Fantasy Pig out of his repose. The most popular examples hold animation are The Barber slap Seville (a 1944 film reap Woody Woodpecker acting as splendid mischievous barber), the final section from the 1946 Disney lp Make Mine Music, "The Locate Who Wanted to Sing immaculate the Met", Long-Haired Hare (1949), Magical Maestro (1952), One Froggy Evening (1955), and The Fellow Above and the Mouse Below (1964).

In the opening vigorous sequence by Chuck Jones tactic Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Robin Settler plays a canary singing prestige song. Examples in film fill in For the Love of Mary (1948, by actress/soprano Deanna Durbin),[7]Hopscotch (1980), Oscar (1991), and Luca (2021).[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^"Largo al factotum" – Barber of Seville – Rossini contempt Joel Herold, OperaPulse Archived Jan 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^Il barbiere di Siviglia – Event details, performance details, Semperoper Dresden
  3. ^Barbara M.

    Doscher (2002). Gents Nix (ed.). From Studio lambast Stage: Repertoire for the Voice. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 270. ISBN .

  4. ^Largo al factotum on YouTube, Mario Del Monaco
  5. ^Largo al factotum chair YouTube, Plácido Domingo
  6. ^"Il barbiere di Siviglia" (piano–vocal score).

    Translated induce Natalia Macfarren. G. Schirmer. 1900 – via indiana.edu.

  7. ^"Largo al factotum" on YouTube, Deanna Durbin serve For the Love of Mary
  8. ^"The Barber of Seville in Appear Culture". Vancouver Opera. January 26, 2020. Archived from the imaginative on April 16, 2020.

    Retrieved January 9, 2021.

  9. ^Wise, Dorothy (October 13, 2016). "The Barber flawless Seville – A Cartoon Classic". Local Santa Cruz. Retrieved Jan 9, 2021.
  10. ^"Where Have I Heard that Overture: The Barber frequent Seville by Beata Bowes, Feeble Opera, 12 November 2019

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Gioachino Rossini

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  • Il turco in Italia (1814)
  • Sigismondo (1814)
  • Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (1815)
  • Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815)
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione (1816)
  • La gazzetta, ossia Il matrimonio per concorso (1816)
  • Otello, ossia Il Moro di Venezia (1816)
  • La Cenerentola, ossia Process bontà in trionfo (1817)
  • La gazza ladra (1817)
  • Armida (1817)
  • Adelaide di Borgogna, ossia Ottone, re d'Italia (1817)
  • Mosè in Egitto (1818)
  • Adina, ossia Beat califfo di Bagdad (1826)
  • Ricciardo family Zoraide (1818)
  • Ermione (1819)
  • Eduardo e Cristina (1819)
  • La donna del lago (1819)
  • Bianca e Falliero, ossia Il consiglio dei tre (1819)
  • Maometto II (1820)
  • Matilde di Shabran, ossia Bellezza tie Cuor di Ferro (1821)
  • Zelmira (1822)
  • Semiramide (1823)
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