Glitter and Be Gay
E712250
"Glitter and Be Gay" is a virtuosic coloratura soprano aria from Leonard Bernstein's operetta *Candide*, renowned for its demanding vocal fireworks and comic flair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glitter and Be Gay canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
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coloratura soprano aria ⓘ operatic aria ⓘ |
| act | Act 2 ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Candide (operetta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Voltaire's Candide (indirectly, via the operetta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Cunegonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceWork | Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | operetta aria ⓘ |
| hasKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| hasSection |
extended coloratura coda
ⓘ
recitative introduction ⓘ waltz-like main aria ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
John La Touche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic characterization
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demanding coloratura passages ⓘ extreme vocal range ⓘ high tessitura ⓘ virtuosic coloratura writing ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Barbara Cook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beverly Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Damrau NERFINISHED ⓘ June Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristin Chenoweth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1956-12-01 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Martin Beck Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced coloratura technique
ⓘ
high F above high C (in some editions) ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| style |
comic
ⓘ
parodic ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Cunegonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicElement |
conflict between virtue and luxury
ⓘ
satire of materialism ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert aria
ⓘ
opera performance ⓘ recital repertoire ⓘ |
| vocalRange | soprano ⓘ |
| vocalType | coloratura soprano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Candide