Cielo e mar

Fedor Anikeev voice.
Vsevolod Sokol Matsuk piano.
Music by Amilcare Ponchielli

Lyrics (translation)

Sky and sea! The ethereal veil
Shines like a holy altar.
Will my angel come from sky?
Will my angel come from the sea?
I await here; ardently the wind
Of love breezes today.
Oh! That man who sighs,
Will vanquish, oh dreams of gold!
Through the dense atmosphere,
Appears neither earth nor mountain,
The horizon kisses the waves!
The waves kiss the horizon!
Here in the shade, where I lay
With the yearning of my heart,
Come, oh my Lady, come to the kiss
Of life and of love..
Oh! Come!

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-86) is best known for his opera La Gioconda.
The story revolves around a woman, Gioconda, who so loves her mother that when Laura, her rival in love for the heart of Enzo, saves her mother's life, Gioconda puts aside her own romantic love to repay her. The villain Barnaba tries to seduce Gioconda, but she prefers death.

The opera has great tunes for a Verdi type soprano, tenor, and baritone. ‘Cielo e mar’ (Sky and sea) is the tenor's second act aria. The tenor part (Enzo Grimaldo) calls for a spinto, but the romance can be successfully sung by almost any type of tenor, provided he has a good vocal line and solid high B flats.

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