Hello! Italian Operatic arias translated into english?

Question

I love the whole three tenors thing but, actually, even one tenor would do me - specifically, Pavarotti. I love those Arias to bits but I would love to know the English translation of the words. Failing that, the phonetic pronunciation of the italian words, please.

Answer 1

Just a taster...
Pavarotti's famous "football" song Nessun dorma starts with"Nobody sleeps" and finishes with Vincero which means" I will win".It is from Turandot.
"E lucevan le stelle"(the stars are shining) is from Tosca.
"Che gelida manina"(your tiny hand is frozen) is from La Boheme.
"Libiamo"also known as Brindisi (let's drink) is from La Traviata
"La donna e mobile" is the Duke's aria in Rigoletto, accurately translated in the first answer above.
"Bambina agli ochi"(girl with the beautiful eyes) is from Madama
Butterfly
Just a few... Without knowing which ones interest you, it would take ages to list them all.

Some of the arias Pavarotti sings are actually not from opera but Neapolitan songs such as "O Sole Mio" (my sun) or Catari (name of Italian place) and Santa Lucia (Saint Lucy) ....

PS.With regard to the answer given in the previous post... "The Queen of the Night" is not a male aria and is specifically known for its very high notes. It would be impossible for Pavarotti to sing it... and it is written in German, not in Italian.

Answer 2

The Queen of the Night trills on high-F. Hear it here:
http://www.recmusic.org/midi/mozmf14.mid
It's Mozart, and the most exciting aria ever written. This is a midi file, which lacks the capability to go that spectacularly high. Rossini and Richard Strauss allowed a high E in their operas. Only Mozart did a regular soprano high-F (F above high C).

Added material. Yes, this is the Magic Flute, the most magical work of theater ever done.

Answer 3

Which lines would you like help with?

Verdi's "La Donna e Mobile" is a common Italian aria which translates "The Woman is Fickle"