Tonio in La fille du régiment
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Tonio in La fille du régiment is the high-flying bel canto tenor role in Donizetti’s comic opera, famed for its string of demanding high Cs in the aria “Ah! mes amis.”
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonio | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera character
ⓘ
tenor role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | La fille du régiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
coloratura tenor singing
ⓘ
high C ⓘ |
| creator | Gaetano Donizetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | very demanding tenor role ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | drives central love story with Marie ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOpera | 1840 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalCharacterization | heroic and lyrical ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | caballeta with repeated high notes in "Ah! mes amis" ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Tyrolean ⓘ |
| notableAria | Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête! ⓘ |
| notableFeature | string of demanding high Cs in the aria "Ah! mes amis" ⓘ |
| operaAct | appears in Act I and Act II of La fille du régiment ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Gaetano Donizetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaGenre | opéra comique ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | French ⓘ |
| operaLibrettists |
Jean-François Bayard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | showcase role for star tenors ⓘ |
| relationshipToRegiment | becomes a soldier in Marie's regiment ⓘ |
| repertoireStatus | standard bel canto tenor role ⓘ |
| requires |
agility in bel canto style
ⓘ
comic acting skills ⓘ secure upper register ⓘ |
| roleType | romantic lead ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | bel canto ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
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