In this opera's second act, the strings play stacc
In this opera's second act, the strings play staccato sotto voce quarter-notes to depict raindrops at the onset of a storm. Afterward, two characters in this opera climb up to a balcony on a ladder, but when they try to leave, the ladder is gone. The oft-replaced song "Contro un cor" is sung during a music lesson, which is followed by a quintet when the real teacher (*) Basilio arrives. In a cavatina often transposed up from E major to F major, a woman sings that "A voice has just echoed here in my heart" in response to a love letter from a man disguised as the student Lindoro, who had serenaded her with "Ecco ridente in cielo." The 6/8 Allegro vivace patter song "Largo al factotum" is sung by the title baritone, Figaro. For 10 points, name this opera in which Dr. Bartolo fails to keep Count Almaviva from seducing Rosina, a work by Gioachino Rossini.
In this opera's second act, the strings play staccato sotto voce quarter-notes to depict raindrops at the onset of a storm.
The Barber of Seville, or the Future Precaution [or Il Barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione]