Voi che sapete

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"Voi che sapete" is a famous lyrical aria for mezzo-soprano (often sung by a trouser role) from Mozart’s opera *The Marriage of Figaro*, in which the character Cherubino shyly reflects on the confusing feelings of young love.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Voi che sapete canonical 2
Voi che sapete che cosa è amor 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aria ⓘ
lyrical aria ⓘ
opera aria ⓘ
accompaniment orchestra ⓘ
associatedWork Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 ⓘ
catalogueNumberOfOpera K. 492 ⓘ
characterGenderOnStage male ⓘ
characterInOpera Cherubino ⓘ
characterVoiceCasting female singer in trouser role ⓘ
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
countryOfOperaPremiere Austria ⓘ
dramaticContext Cherubino reflects on the confusion of young love ⓘ
linked to: Cherubino
form aria with orchestral accompaniment ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
key B-flat major (commonly attributed) ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte ⓘ
notableFor frequent use in voice recitals ⓘ
standard mezzo-soprano repertoire ⓘ
operaAct Act II ⓘ
operaComposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
operaLibrettist Lorenzo Da Ponte ⓘ
operaNumberType aria ⓘ
operaSetting Seville ⓘ
operaSettingPeriod 18th century ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Voi che sapete che cosa è amor ⓘ
linked to: Voi che sapete
originalTitleLanguage Italian ⓘ
partOfOpera Le nozze di Figaro ⓘ
The Marriage of Figaro ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
popularIn concert repertoire ⓘ
opera repertoire ⓘ
premiereCityOfOpera Vienna ⓘ
premieredInOpera 1786 ⓘ
premiereTheatreOfOpera Burgtheater ⓘ
linked to: Burgtheater, Vienna
setting Countess Almaviva’s room ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
suitableVoiceTypes lyric soprano ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ
sungByCharacter Cherubino ⓘ
sungByCharacterVoiceType mezzo-soprano ⓘ
tempoCharacter andante, lyrical ⓘ
textAuthor Lorenzo Da Ponte ⓘ
textTheme adolescent love ⓘ
emotional confusion ⓘ
typicalPerformanceLanguage Italian ⓘ
typicalRoleType trouser role ⓘ
voiceType mezzo-soprano ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Marriage of Figaro → notableAria → Voi che sapete ⓘ
Cherubino → aria → Voi che sapete che cosa è amor ⓘ
linked to: Voi che sapete
Voi che sapete → originalLanguageTitle → Voi che sapete che cosa è amor ⓘ
linked to: Voi che sapete
K. 492 → hasFamousAria → Voi che sapete ⓘ