Dove sono i bei momenti

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"Dove sono i bei momenti" is a lyrical soprano aria sung by the Countess in Mozart’s opera *The Marriage of Figaro*, expressing nostalgia and sorrow over her husband’s lost affection.

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Dove sono i bei momenti canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyrical aria ⓘ
opera aria ⓘ
soprano aria ⓘ
associatedCharacter Count Almaviva ⓘ
linked to: Almaviva
catalogNumber K. 492 (within the opera) ⓘ
linked to: K. 492
characterEmotion hope for reconciliation ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ
resignation ⓘ
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
dramaticContext follows the recitative "E Susanna non vien" ⓘ
dramaticFunction expresses the Countess’s longing for past happiness ⓘ
reveals emotional depth of the Countess ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1786-05-01 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Burgtheater, Vienna ⓘ
genre opera seria–style aria ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte ⓘ
librettoSourceLanguage Italian ⓘ
musicalForm cavatina and cabaletta–like structure ⓘ
notableFor emotional contrast between sections ⓘ
expressive use of dynamics ⓘ
long lyrical melodic lines ⓘ
oftenPerformedBy lyric sopranos in recital and opera ⓘ
operaAct Act 3 ⓘ
operaComposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
operaPremiereYear 1786 ⓘ
operaTitle Le nozze di Figaro ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and solo soprano ⓘ
originalTitle Dove sono i bei momenti ⓘ
partOfOpera Le nozze di Figaro ⓘ
The Marriage of Figaro ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
popularIn standard operatic repertoire ⓘ
setting Countess’s room in the Almaviva household ⓘ
style Classical vocal style ⓘ
sungByCharacter Countess Almaviva ⓘ
sungByRole Contessa di Almaviva ⓘ
linked to: Countess Almaviva
tempoMarking Andante ⓘ
thematicFocus lost affection ⓘ
marital unhappiness ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
sorrow ⓘ
translationOfTitle Where are those beautiful moments ⓘ
voiceType lyric soprano ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
workType vocal solo with orchestral accompaniment ⓘ

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The Marriage of Figaro → notableAria → Dove sono i bei momenti ⓘ
K. 492 → hasFamousAria → Dove sono i bei momenti ⓘ