Se bramate d'amar

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Serse

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Serse

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Even though Serse has presented Romilda with 'proof' of Arsamene's infidelity, Romilda cannot bring herself to stop loving him. Serse is torn between his passion for her and his admiration at her selfless behaviour. He knows that he should follow her example and relinquish her, but he does not know how to allow this to happen. He respects her anger at him, and wants to do 'the right thing', but his soul will not let him.

An energetic, virtuoso aria for mezzo. The range is large (low B to high A), and the vocal line includes a number of octave leaps and extended phrases. The Allegro marking and semiquaver instrumental writing makes this sound faster and more difficult than it is. The vocal runs have only short semiquaver flurries, with the prevalent rhythmic pattern being quaver - 2 semiquavers. Note the extreme tempo and atmosphere changes throughout the piece, as Serse tries to come to terms with his conflicting emotions. While the ornamentation in the da capo section can be as flamboyant as the singer's technique can muster, keep the Adagio sections simple and uncluttered. The technical and dramatic aspects of this aria make this an excellent choice for an accomplished singing actor.

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