Happy Arias
ah...@msn.com
Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
you want to smile or even sing along?... a la Barber
of Seville's "Largo al factotum."
Thank you in advance.
Ah-Ha
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
Emily Dickinson
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Richard Wall
"Nobles signeurs" (SP?) from Meyerbeer's "Les Huegenots"
Musipro wrote:
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> ah...@msn.com wrote:
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> >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
> >you want to smile or even sing along?
>
> One that comes to mind is Linda di Chamounix' _polacca_ from Donizetti's
> opera of the same name, "O luce di quest' anima." The opera is rarely
> performed today but this delightful number is a favorite coloratura
> showpiece--I remember Beverly Sills sang the hell out of it.
Mike Richter
ah...@msn.com wrote:
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> Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
> you want to smile or even sing along?
My favorite is from operetta: Heut' ist der schoenste Tag in meinem
Leben.
The title says it all!
Mike
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"Je suis Titania" - Mignon
"Nobles Seigneurs, Salut!" - Huguenots
"Oh beau pays!" - Huguenots
"Quando m'en vo" - Boheme
"Prize Song" - Mesitersinger
"Recondita armonia" - Tosca
"V'adoro pupille" - Giulio Cesare
"je marche sur tous les chemins" - Manon
"Olympia's song" - Hoffman
"Presentation of the Rose" - Rosenkavalier
"Depuis le jour" - Louise
and somewhat operatic:
"Wrapped in a ribbon, and tied with a bow" - Street Scene (and the ice
cream vendor's song too!)
and many more, i'm sure......
(my god, who'd have thunk - so many happy moments, and i haven't even
mentioned the rossini and mozart operas! Please keep this info.
confidential, we don't want to ruin the image you know :)
Musipro
ah...@msn.com wrote:
>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>you want to smile or even sing along?
One that comes to mind is Linda di Chamounix' _polacca_ from Donizetti's
Matthew B. Tepper
In article <8749520...@dejanews.com>, ah...@msn.com is alleged to
have said...
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>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make you want to smile or
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
>Ah-Ha
>
>Better by far you should forget and smile
>Than that you should remember and be sad.
>
> Emily Dickinson
Same character, different opera, different composer:
"Se vuol ballare," in Mozart's _Le nozze di Figaro_.
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JDavis6627
Try the Laughing Song from Auber's Manon Lescaut!
Jon
RobertK168
Musipro wrote:
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> ah...@msn.com wrote:
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> >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
> >you want to smile or even sing along?
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"Wintersturme (wichen dem Wonnemond)" from Wagner's Die Walkure
Happy and *powerful* at the same time!
Bill "Wild Willy" Kredentser
Anything from Die Fledermaus.
WW
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mdc...@ix.netcom.com
On Mon, 22 Sep 1997 20:12:40 -0600, ah...@msn.com wrote:
>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
>you want to smile or even sing along?
"Di tu se fidele" Un Ballo in Maschera
"Donna non vidi mai" Manon Lescaut
"Vainement" Le Roi d'Ys
Hans C Hoff
Of arias I suggest :
'Libiamo, Libiamo' from Traviata,
'Als Büblein Klein' from the Merry Wives of Windsor
'A un dottor della mia sorte' form the Barber of Seville
'Mögst du, mein Kind' (!) from the Flying Dutchman
the Jewel aria from 'Faust' (Gounod)
Verdi's strettas and caballettas are often very high-spirited;(possibly
because they are rhythmically tighter and simpler; Verdis 'big guitar'
is here at its most prominent). I always smile when I hear 'Possente,
amor' from Rigoletto.
The same goes for the choruses; I believe the most heartwarming of opera
music is often to be found in the choruses; both Wagner ('Steuermann,
lass die Wacht' from the Dutchman), Verdi (Anvil Chorus from Trovatore)
Donizetti and Gounod put some of their very best tunes into the
choruses.
Enjoy !
Hans
mdc...@ix.netcom.com
Yes! And also the Bartered Bride.......much fun!
MDC
Suzanna
How about Ballo's Ve', se di notte qui colla sposa...or whatever it's
called where Tom & Samuel are laughing at Renato...if you don't know the
words or context...it is pretty happy!
ah...@msn.com wrote in article <8749520...@dejanews.com>...
> Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
> you want to smile or even sing along?... a la Barber
>
Kevin McGowin
On 23 Sep 1997, Musipro wrote:
> ah...@msn.com wrote:
>
> >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
> >you want to smile or even sing along?
>
> One that comes to mind is Linda di Chamounix' _polacca_ from Donizetti's
> opera of the same name, "O luce di quest' anima." The opera is rarely
> performed today but this delightful number is a favorite coloratura
> showpiece--I remember Beverly Sills sang the hell out of it.
>
"Non so piu cosa son..." from FIGARO. You should hear my drunken ukelele
rendition!
Kevin>
musique
Also, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" - Otto von Nicolai - wonderful
can...@webtv.net
and....
"Ernani, involami" - Ernani
"Son vergin vezzosa" - I Puritani
"Oh dieu de quel ivresse" - Hoffman
il Doge
mdc...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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> On Mon, 22 Sep 1997 20:12:40 -0600, ah...@msn.com wrote:
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> >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >
> >you want to smile or even sing along?
>
>
> "Donna non vidi mai" Manon Lescaut
>
> "Vainement" Le Roi d'Ys
La donna e' mobile - Rigoletto
Questa o quella - Rigoletto
Viva il vino spumeggiante - Cavalleria Rusticana
Tra voi belle, brune e bionde - Manon Lescaut
Libiamo (altho really a duet) - Traviata
Non la sospiri la nostra casetta? - Tosca
--
Dal
Mike Richter
Kevin McGowin wrote:
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> On 23 Sep 1997, Musipro wrote:
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> >
> > >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >
> > >you want to smile or even sing along?
> >
> > opera of the same name, "O luce di quest' anima." The opera is rarely
> > performed today but this delightful number is a favorite coloratura
> > showpiece--I remember Beverly Sills sang the hell out of it.
> >
> "Non so piu cosa son..." from FIGARO. You should hear my drunken ukelele
> rendition!
And what does your ukelele drink?
JJ
Why "E scherzo ed" from Un Ballo in Maschera, of course (particularly when
sung by Carlo Bergonzi)!
Jon
Margit Kulhanek
Mike Richter wrote:
> ah...@msn.com wrote:
> >
> > Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >
> > you want to smile or even sing along?
>
> My favorite is from operetta: Heut' ist der schoenste Tag in meinem
> Leben.
>
> The title says it all!
>
Sorry for correcting, but "Heut' ist der schoenste Tag in meinem
Leben" is not from an operetta but "just" a song. Joseph Schmidt, a
great German tenor of the late 20s and 30s who had to leave Germany
because of being Jewish, made an excellent recording of this song. It
might even come from a movie, but I am not sure on this.
But I nevertheless agree that it is really a sing along song and one
that makes you smile and dance!
Regards from Europe,
Margit Kulhanek
Vienna, Austria, Europe
MKul...@unido.org
Matthew B. Tepper
Or even Aureliano Pertile!
Kalliban
Happy, joyous, dazzling...and entirely unexpected considering the source:
" Dich Teure Halle" (Tannhauser)
Peter
Ho-jo-to-ho! (Walkuere 2nd Act beginning) Bruennhilde is surely happy at
that point!
SSquiresC
>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>
>you want to smile or even sing along?
"Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" and "Der Vogelfanger bin ich Ja" from Mozart's
Magic Flute
ah...@msn.com
What about 'lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo' from Armen Tigranian's
David-Beg? Or even 'seres sirtee' which is followed by a
lilting orchestral Armenian melody from the same opera?
Thanks for all your "happy aria" recommendations. In my
original posting I should have defined what I meant by
"happy arias"... anything which 'sounds' cheery never mind
the actual text! Also I didn't mean to exclude happy sounding
choruses,duets or anything in between.
Does this inspire any more suggestions? : ) (I hope)
Ah-Ha
Claire...@transarc.com
Maybe we should separate the "happy" from the "make you want to sing along"?
I love V'adoro pupille but a romantic ballad-type of song never struck me as
happy :) Sing along, definitely! A beautiful aria. And I'd recall thinking
"Se vuol ballare" was happy and upbeat before I knew that Figaro was ranting
at the Count for trying to seduce Susannah... but that doesn't stop me
from enjoying it.
There have been a lot of suggestions that I'm not familiar with, and this topic
makes me want to search them out and see why others enjoy them so much.
My contribution: how about "E amore un ladroncello" from Cosi fan Tutte.
--Claire
Karen Mercedes
> ah...@msn.com wrote:
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> >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >you want to smile or even sing along?
Well, I'm not sure about wanting to sing along, but here are some I find
very cheerful.
The Brindisi from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA.
The "Toreador" aria from CARMEN.
"Madamina, il catologo" from DON GIOVANNI
"Sempre Libera" from LA TRAVIATA
"Libiamo" from LA TRAVIATA
"Non so piu" from LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
"Non piu andrai" from LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
"Largo al factotum" from IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
"Questa o quella" from RIGOLETTO
And here are some duets, ensembles, and choruses that never fail to cheer
me:
"Comment le Dedain" duet from BEATRICE ET BENEDICT
"Gloire a Dagon" duet with chorus from SAMSON ET DALILA
"Chanson Boheme" from CARMEN
The Papageno/Papagena duet from Act II Sc. 9 of DIE ZAUBERFLOTE
The drinking chorus in the Prologue of LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN (in Luther's
Tavern)
I can think up more, but these are the ones that come immediately to mind.
KM
Karen Mercedes
One more: Stephano's aria from ROMEO ET JULIETTE
KM
Karen Mercedes
Also "Ah, jeux vivre" from ROMEO ET JULIETTE
KM
Jonathan Wiener
ah...@msn.com wrote:
>[...] I should have defined what I meant by
>
> "happy arias"... anything which 'sounds' cheery never mind
>
> the actual text!
In the second act of Nabucco everybody sings a lovely lilting tune that
seems oddly matched with the words, "S'appressan gl'istanti d'un'ira
fatale," etc.
can...@webtv.net
and short but oh so sweet:
"Quest asilo ameno e grate" from Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice".
Mike Richter
ah...@msn.com wrote:
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> What about 'lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo lo' from Armen Tigranian's
>
> David-Beg? Or even 'seres sirtee' which is followed by a
>
> lilting orchestral Armenian melody from the same opera?
>
> Thanks for all your "happy aria" recommendations. In my
>
>
> "happy arias"... anything which 'sounds' cheery never mind
>
>
> choruses,duets or anything in between.
>
> Does this inspire any more suggestions? : ) (I hope)
Although I stick with the Schmidt as the only choice, I also note that
there's a song in the Oddities section of my Music Mix CD-ROM in which
the soprano sings (effectively and accurately) while laughing the text.
Herbert Wank
> Ho-jo-to-ho! (Walkuere 2nd Act beginning) Bruennhilde is surely happy at
> that point!
Depends if she can hit some of the notes!!!
Herby
RossiniSop
How about 'Una donna Quindici anni"? Or 'So anch'io la virtu magica', or'
Questa o quella' (not a happy text, necessarily, but I always find myself
singing along), or the' Ziti,ziti,piano,piano' trio from Barbiere. Also
uplifting is the finale to Don Pasquale, not to mention the servants'
waltzing chorus from same. I could go on all day, because I am a happy
person who finds happy music irresistible!
Elise Curran
Richard Wall
"Glitter and Be Gay" - that should cause a stir! :+)
SSquiresC wrote:
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> >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >
> >you want to smile or even sing along?
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ELLienhard
>>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>> >
>> >you want to smile or even sing along?
I love the baritone-tenor duet from Act I of Barber of Seville and Tonio's
final aria in Daughter of the Regiment but I can only sing along in my
imagination!
Ellen Lienhard
Jacksonae
>>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>> >
>> >you want to smile or even sing along?
but who.doesnt anyone just want to whistle along with Dulcamara's Rich
Senator/poor girls's song in Elixir..
Brindisi from Traviata....
The love duet from Lucia di lammermoor...
or the bel canto..sing alongs from Vespri (Merca diletti amici) or even Luc
Amina from Linda di Chamonix.....
Richard Harper
> >>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >> >
> >> >you want to smile or even sing along?
I have two coloratura votes, although one's a quartet: "Son vergin vezzosa" from Bellini's *I
Puritani" and "Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore" from Offenbach's *Christophe Colombe".
Check out the early Sutherland recording of the latter, I believe on the French Opera Arias
recording. Unbelievable.
Richard
Edwin Aguilar
: Richard Wall <rcw...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
: <3432A5F4...@mindspring.com>...
: : "Glitter and Be Gay" - that should cause a stir! :+)
: :
: : SSquiresC wrote:
: : >
: : > >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
: : > >
: : > >you want to smile or even sing along?
: : >
: : > "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" and "Der Vogelfanger bin ich Ja" from
: Mozart's
: : > Magic Flute
Try Papagena, Papagena, Papagena!, also from Die Zauberflote (Papageno,
Act
II, scene 27)
Keeping with Mozart, try some arias from Le nozze di Figaro:
Se vuol Ballare (Figaro, Act I, No. 3)
Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio (Cherubino, Act I, No. 6)
Non piu adrai (Figaro, Act I, No. 10)
Or Madamina, il catalogo e questo, from Don Giovanni
Edwin Aguilar
eagu...@zapote.cett.itcra.c.cr
Richard Wall
Richard Wall has never, nor would ever, ask such a question. Sorry. Check
your sources
David Unsworth wrote:
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Richard Wall
Richard Wall has never, nor would ever, ask such a question. Sorry, check
your sources.
Ian Michaud wrote:
Ian Michaud
Richard Wall wrote:
> >: Richard Wall <rcw...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
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> >: : > >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >: : > >
> >: : > >you want to smile or even sing along?
> >: : >
If you're like me and have a voice that would make it extremely
unpleasant to sing along with something like Largo al Factotum even while
alone in your car with the windows rolled up, I can recommend any one of
a dozen Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs.
While driving to work on a cold winter morning I've found that there's
nothing like singing along with a tape of "I Am the very Model of a
Modern Major-General" or the Lord Chancellor's "Nightmare Song" to get
your brain in gear, your energy level up and get yourself in a good mood
for the rest of the day.
GRNDPADAVE
>
>> >: : > >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>> >: : > >
>> >: : > >you want to smile or even sing along?
>> >: : >
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Here are some (there might be a chorus or a duet thrown in):
(1) Non piu andrai (MARRIAGE OF FIGARO)
(2) Questa o Quella (RIGOLETTO)
(3) Tra voi belle (MANON LESCAUT)
(4) Scintille diamant (TALES OF HOFFMAN)
(5) Com'e gentil (DON PASQUALE)
(6) Suona la tromba intrepido (I PURITANI)
(7) Wintersturme wichen dem wonnemond (DIE WALKURE)
(8) Addio fiorito asil (MADAMA BUTTERFLY)
(9) Va Pensiero sull'ali dorate (NABUCCO)
(10) La ci darem la mano (DON GIOVANNI)
David Unsworth
In article <01bcd161$ddf9cda0$d73609c8@edwinagu>, Edwin Aguilar
<eagu...@zapote.cett.itcr.ac.cr> writes
>: : > >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
>: : > >
>: : > >you want to smile or even sing along?
>: : >
well there are lots i sing along to
but my favourite for "fun" is the Bell Song from Lakme
I know it has a "reputation" but for pure pleasure it is *so* much fun
I agree with the poster who mentioned colaratura, as the more exotic the
vocal demands the more I enjoy singing along
(by the way, my singing is less than ordinary)
I even sing the Bell Song in the car when the tape isn't on, just to
amuse the kids! hehehe they soon behave themselves just at the threat of
that!
They prefer to sing along with Carmen though, especially those Toreador
chorus' .....
I remember walking through Newport with my youngest la-la -ing a mixture
of Carmen songs, and she was doing it again under the table at
Christmas... so if a four year old enjoys them they must be fun!
--
David
Deborah Overes
Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make you want to smile or even
sing along?
>
The aria that always puts a smile on my face is "Donna non vidi mai" from
Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut', especially as sung by Placido Domingo..... the
sheer joy of first love and a singer enjoying his job make me grin like an
idiot!
Deborah Overes
Perche' no?
Io non impugno mai quel che no so.
Dale Erwin
GRNDPADAVE wrote:
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> >
> >> >: : > >Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make
> >> >: : > >
> >> >: : > >you want to smile or even sing along?
>
> ===
> Here are some (there might be a chorus or a duet thrown in):
> (1) Non piu andrai (MARRIAGE OF FIGARO)
> (2) Questa o Quella (RIGOLETTO)
> (3) Tra voi belle (MANON LESCAUT)
> (4) Scintille diamant (TALES OF HOFFMAN)
> (5) Com'e gentil (DON PASQUALE)
> (6) Suona la tromba intrepido (I PURITANI)
> (7) Wintersturme wichen dem wonnemond (DIE WALKURE)
> (8) Addio fiorito asil (MADAMA BUTTERFLY)
> (9) Va Pensiero sull'ali dorate (NABUCCO)
> (10) La ci darem la mano (DON GIOVANNI)
You consider Addio fiorito asil... to be a happy aria ???
Pinkerton has just realized what a vile schmuck he's been
and you think he's happy about it ???
--
Dale Erwin
Janet Yandik
>>Could anyone suggest happy,upbeat arias that make you want to smile or
even sing along?<<
Mozart's Die Entfuerung aus dem Serail (easy for you to say) has a few
such arias, in fact, I can't think of one happier than Blonde's "Welche
Wonne, welche Lust" is the happiest aria I've ever heard. Another
joyful selection from Serail is the tenor-bass duet "Vivat Bachus."
Have you heard those?
Benjamin Rous
Je veux vivre dans ce reve : Juliette's waltz from Gounod's Romeo et
Juliette. It's great!!
Benjamin
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"On ne meurt chacun pour soi , mais les uns pour les autres,
ou meme les uns a la place des autres , qui sait ?"
WAM21
Mozart finales and ensembles, if perfectly sung and conducted, send me into
paroxysms of ecstatic joy. For example - the finales to Act 2 of Figaro, and
Act 1 of Cosi. In Don Giovanni, it's the finale to Act 1 and Donna Elvira's
great sextet. Parts of Idomeneo and La Clemenza di Tito are for me, pure
Nirvana.
Aage Johansen
Speaking of finales: may I suggest the finale of act I of Rossini's
'Barbiere'.
Aage J.
WAM21
Absolutely! I think I'll go bliss out to the Naxos version right now!