Vissi d'arte
"Vissi d'arte" is a soprano aria from act 2 of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Floria Tosca as she thinks of her fate, how the life of her beloved, Mario Cavaradossi, is at the mercy of Baron Scarpia and why God has seemingly abandoned her. The vocal range is E♭4 to B♭5.[1]
Libretto
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore, |
I lived for art, I lived for love, |
References
- "Vissi d'arte".Aria database site. Retrieved 17 July 2018
External links
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- "Vissi d'arte" on YouTube, televised performance by Renata Tebaldi, 1959
- "Vissi d'arte" on YouTube by Renata Tebaldi
- "Vissi d'arte": Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Analysis, discussion: Rhiannon Giddens, Sondra Radvanovsky, Rufus Wainwright, Vivien Schweitzer; WQXR-FM, podcast at WNYC Studios (25:00)
- Animated score on YouTube, Angela Gheorghiu