Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto

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"Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" is a famous duet for two sopranos from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, celebrated for its delicate melody and intricate vocal interplay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duet
musical composition
opera excerpt
associatedCity Vienna
basedOnLibretto Le nozze di Figaro by Lorenzo Da Ponte
centuryOfComposition 18th century
character1 La Contessa
character2 Susanna
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
countryOfOrigin Austria
dramaticFunction plot to expose Count Almaviva
famousFor delicate melody
intricate vocal interplay
use in popular culture
featuredInFilm The Shawshank Redemption
filmDirectorAssociated Frank Darabont
filmFeatureYear 1994
firstPerformanceDate 1786
firstPerformancePlace Vienna
firstPerformanceTheatre Burgtheater
linked to: Burgtheater, Vienna
genre classical music
opera music
hasInstrumentation voices and orchestra
key B-flat major
language Italian
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte
movementNumberInOpera Act 3
musicalForm duet
numberOfVoices 2
operaAct Act III
operaCatalogueNumber K. 492
operaTitleLanguage Italian
orchestrationType Classical orchestra
originalTitle Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto
partOfOpera Le nozze di Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
singersInDramatisPersonae Countess Almaviva
Susanna
stylePeriod Classical era
tempoMarking Andante
textType letter dictation scene
timeSignature 6/8
typicalPerformanceContext concert excerpt
opera performance
vocalRange soprano-soprano duet
voiceType soprano
workByComposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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The Marriage of Figaro notableEnsemble Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto
Countess Almaviva ensembleNumber Canzonetta sull’aria
linked to: Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto
Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto originalTitle Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto
K. 492 hasFamousEnsemble Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto
linked to: Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto