Exhorting on the brightness of the wine in their glasses, the singers complete it right before the start of a trill-heavy mezzo aria about a woman's burning at the stake, "Stride la Vampa."
An opening G major Allegro melody from the strings consisting of two short E to F sharp trills with D sharp accidentals followed by eighth note staccatos and descending sixteenth notes introduces this operatic selection. Exhorting on the brightness of the wine in their glasses, the singers complete it right before the start of a trill-heavy mezzo aria about a woman's burning at the stake, "Stride la Vampa." When the singers enter, they remark on how the dawn has caused the clouds in the night sky to disperse, and build up to a boisterous refrain about how what raises their spirits most are their beautiful gypsy women. FTP, name this chorus from Act II of Il Trovatore, highlighted by the clang of the titular percussion instrument.
An opening G major Allegro melody from the strings consisting of two short E to F sharp trills with D sharp accidentals followed by eighth note staccatos and descending sixteenth notes introduces this operatic selection.
“{Anvil Chorus}” or “{Chi del Gitano i Giorni abbella}!” or “{Vedi! La Fosche Notturne Spoglie}”