Porgi, amor

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"Porgi, amor" is a poignant soprano aria sung by the Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s opera *The Marriage of Figaro*, expressing her sorrow over her husband’s infidelity.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Porgi, amor canonical 2
Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro 1
“Porgi, amor” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aria ⓘ
classical music composition ⓘ
soprano aria ⓘ
accompaniment orchestra ⓘ
associatedWithComposer Viennese classical style ⓘ
basedOn play Le Mariage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais ⓘ
catalogueNumber K. 492 ⓘ
characterRole Countess ⓘ
commonRepertoire standard soprano operatic repertoire ⓘ
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dramaticFunction develops character of the Countess ⓘ
expresses Countess Almaviva’s sorrow ⓘ
emotionalTone melancholic ⓘ
sorrowful ⓘ
expressesFeeling longing for emotional relief ⓘ
firstLine Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro ⓘ
historicalEraOfComposition 18th century ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte ⓘ
lyricAddressee personified Love ⓘ
musicalForm aria ⓘ
notableCharacterTraitExpressed Countess’s dignity ⓘ
Countess’s vulnerability ⓘ
operaGenre opera buffa ⓘ
operaNumbering No. 10 in Le nozze di Figaro (commonly cited) ⓘ
originalTitle Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro ⓘ
linked to: Porgi, amor
partOfWork Le nozze di Figaro ⓘ
The Marriage of Figaro ⓘ
positionInOpera Act II aria ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereTheatre Burgtheater ⓘ
linked to: Burgtheater, Vienna
premiereWork The Marriage of Figaro premiere in 1786 ⓘ
requiresSkillLevel advanced soprano technique ⓘ
sungByCharacter Countess Almaviva ⓘ
sungInAct Act II ⓘ
textSource Italian libretto of Le nozze di Figaro ⓘ
theme emotional suffering ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
timePeriod Classical era ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext concert performance ⓘ
staged opera performance ⓘ
voiceType soprano ⓘ
workKey B-flat major ⓘ

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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 → Porgi, amor ⓘ
Voice of the Violin → hasTrack → “Porgi, amor” ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Voice of the Violin"
linked to: Porgi, amor
Porgi, amor → originalTitle → Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro ⓘ
linked to: Porgi, amor
K. 492 → hasFamousAria → Porgi, amor ⓘ