Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. Although he wrote only twelve operas, Puccini's works dominate the operatic stage, particularly in the United States, where, according to Opera America, Madama Butterfly and La Bohème are the two most frequently performed operas respectively, with Tosca being eighth and Turandot being twelfth on the same list. Read Full BioGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. Although he wrote only twelve operas, Puccini's works dominate the operatic stage, particularly in the United States, where, according to Opera America, Madama Butterfly and La Bohème are the two most frequently performed operas respectively, with Tosca being eighth and Turandot being twelfth on the same list. Known for his melodic ability, orchestra depth, and dramatism, in Italian opera, Puccini was the only true successor to Giuseppe Verdi.
Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy into a family with a long history of music. After the death of his father when he was only five years old, he was sent to study with his uncle Fortunato Magi, who considered him to be a poor and undisciplined student. Later, he took the position of church organist and choir master, but it was not until he saw a performance of Verdi's Aida that he became inspired to be an opera composer. He and a friend walked an entire 18.5 miles (30 Kilometers) to see the performance in Pisa. In 1880, Puccini travelled to the Conservatory of Music in Milan to begin his career by studying composition with Amilcare Ponchielli.
In 1880, the Messa composed at the age of 21, marked the end of Puccini's apprenticeship as a composer and the culmination of his family's long association with church music in his native Lucca. (Note: This name normally applies only to a "Gloria" mass, setting the opening two prayers of the Catholic Mass, the Kyrie and the Gloria. However, the Messa is a setting of the full Catholic Mass.) The work offers fascinating glimpses of the dramatic power that Puccini was soon to unleash on Milan's stages; the powerful arias for tenor and bass soloists are certainly more operatic in feel than is usually encountered in church music. The orchestration and the overall feeling of drama conveyed by his music establish a dialogue with Verdi's Requiem and perhaps already constitute a prediction of the future operatic career Puccini would embrace for life.
From 1880 to 1883 he studied at the Milan Conservatory under Ponchielli and Antonio Bazzini. In 1882, Puccini entered a competition for a one-act opera. Although he did not win, Le Villi was later staged in 1884 at the Teatro dal Verme; it also caught the attention of Giulio Ricordi, head of G. Ricordi & Co. music publishers, who commissioned a second opera, Edgar (1889).
From 1891 on, Puccini passed more and more of his time at Torre del Lago, in the Tuscan countryside. In this place on the border of the Massaciuccoli lake, where he passed lots of time hunting, he found refuge from the crowded city. Later he built a villa and moved there definitively in 1900. It was to remain his home and workplace until the very last years of his life. He is buried in the villa's chapel.
Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy into a family with a long history of music. After the death of his father when he was only five years old, he was sent to study with his uncle Fortunato Magi, who considered him to be a poor and undisciplined student. Later, he took the position of church organist and choir master, but it was not until he saw a performance of Verdi's Aida that he became inspired to be an opera composer. He and a friend walked an entire 18.5 miles (30 Kilometers) to see the performance in Pisa. In 1880, Puccini travelled to the Conservatory of Music in Milan to begin his career by studying composition with Amilcare Ponchielli.
In 1880, the Messa composed at the age of 21, marked the end of Puccini's apprenticeship as a composer and the culmination of his family's long association with church music in his native Lucca. (Note: This name normally applies only to a "Gloria" mass, setting the opening two prayers of the Catholic Mass, the Kyrie and the Gloria. However, the Messa is a setting of the full Catholic Mass.) The work offers fascinating glimpses of the dramatic power that Puccini was soon to unleash on Milan's stages; the powerful arias for tenor and bass soloists are certainly more operatic in feel than is usually encountered in church music. The orchestration and the overall feeling of drama conveyed by his music establish a dialogue with Verdi's Requiem and perhaps already constitute a prediction of the future operatic career Puccini would embrace for life.
From 1880 to 1883 he studied at the Milan Conservatory under Ponchielli and Antonio Bazzini. In 1882, Puccini entered a competition for a one-act opera. Although he did not win, Le Villi was later staged in 1884 at the Teatro dal Verme; it also caught the attention of Giulio Ricordi, head of G. Ricordi & Co. music publishers, who commissioned a second opera, Edgar (1889).
From 1891 on, Puccini passed more and more of his time at Torre del Lago, in the Tuscan countryside. In this place on the border of the Massaciuccoli lake, where he passed lots of time hunting, he found refuge from the crowded city. Later he built a villa and moved there definitively in 1900. It was to remain his home and workplace until the very last years of his life. He is buried in the villa's chapel.
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O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini Lyrics
O mio babbino caro,
mi piace, è bello, bello.
Vo'andare in Porta Rossa
a comperar l'anello!
Sì, sì, ci voglio andare!
e se l'amassi indarno,
andrei sul Ponte Vecchio,
ma per buttarmi in Arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento!
O Dio, vorrei morir!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà,
Contributed by Isaac D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Bob Alessio
I am an American studying Italiano.
All my grandparents were from Piedmont=Piemonte. (Asti e Cuneo).
I find translating Italian songs is a good way to study the language.
Please let me know of any errors, or suggestions re: my translation.
Mille grazie.
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In Italiano, 'Padre' = 'father' (formal),
'Babbo' = 'Dad',
'Babbino' = 'Daddy' [-ino = a male diminutive/endearing suffix].
N.B. 'Babbino', not 'Bambino'='little child'/'baby'.
Il testo della canzone = Song Lyrics:
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O Mio Babbino Caro, mi piace, è bello, bello.
= Oh my dear daddy, I love him, he is handsome, handsome.
Vo'andare in Porta Rossa a comperar l'anello! Sì, sì, ci voglio andare!
= I want to go to Porta Rossa to buy the ring! Yes, yes, I want to go there!
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E se l'amassi indarno (Imperfect Subjunctive), andrei sul Ponte Vecchio,
= And if I have loved him in vain (if my love were in vain), I would go onto the Ponte Vecchio,
['indarno'='in vain' from Latin 'vanus'=‘empty', 'without substance’]
ma per buttarmi in Arno!
= but for (no other reason than) to throw myself into the Arno(River)!
["buttarsi"=to throw oneself Reflexive Verb/Pronomial Verb]
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Mi struggo e mi tormento!
= I am anguished/distressed/consumed and I am tormented/worried!
["struggersi"=to be distressed/to be consumed],
["tormentarsi"=to torment oneself/to self-torture/to worry oneself]
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O Dio, vorrei morir! Babbo, (abbi) pietà, pietà! (n.f.) Babbo, pietà, pietà!
= Oh God, I would like to die! Papa, have pity/mercy/compassion! Papa, have pity, have pity!
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The Ponte(=Bridge) Vecchio(=Old) is a Medieval Bridge originally built in the era of the Roman Empire (circa 300 AD!!) over the Arno River in Firenze(Florence), IT,
It is famous for still having shops built along both sides, as was once fairly common in Italy.
Butchers initially occupied the enclosed and covered shops.
The present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers.
Via Porta Rossa is a narrow "back street" in the heart of Firenze, lined with numerous shops and restaurants.
V.P.R. is the center for all the best known big-name "brand shops" in Firenze(Florence).
The window displays make it worth a visit at night.
V.P.R. is located 3-4 blocks to the north of the Ponte Vecchio.
Bob (Roberto)
oreodog
This is a good performance!! Not only is it sung beautifully, but it's sung with emotion as if the words really meant something to her, more than what can be read on sheet music.
Lyrics:
O mio babbino caro
Mi piace è bello, bello
Vo'andare in Porta Rossa
a comperar l'anello!
Sì, sì, ci voglio andare!
e se l'amassi indarno,
andrei sul Ponte Vecchio,
ma per buttarmi in Arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento!
O Dio, vorrei morir!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
O my dear papa
He pleases me, and is handsome, handsome
I want to go to Porta Rossa
to buy the ring!
Yes, yes, I want to go there!
And if my love were in vain,
I would go to the Ponte Vecchio
and throw myself in the Arno!
I am aching, I am tortured!
Oh God, I'd like to die!
Father, have pity, have pity!
Father, have pity, have pity!
Andelson zandamela
I have no words to describe what I feel when l listen to this song, Puccini, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopan and Andrea Bucel are the best thing that l have in my life! !!!
ron slow
You sound like a winner.
Rasan Z
Same
The Verbally Abusive Clown
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Rob RenTerra
What about Caballé
Samuel Soltész
Chopin and Andrea Bocelli :D
Shazzkid
Mr beans holiday : )
Jesica Gunawan
True hahaha
Tu Vieja.
xd
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