Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
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"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" is a famous tenor aria from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera *The Magic Flute*, in which Prince Tamino expresses his rapturous love upon seeing Pamina’s portrait.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical music composition
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opera aria ⓘ tenor aria ⓘ |
| act | Act I ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Pamina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Queen of the Night arias from Die Zauberflöte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterEmotion |
awe
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rapturous love ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedBy | lyric tenors ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1791 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character introduction for Tamino
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love declaration ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1791-09-30 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Theater auf der Wieden, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Singspiel aria ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoire | standard tenor repertoire ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Emanuel Schikaneder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
idealized beauty
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love at first sight ⓘ |
| musicalForm | aria with orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central place in tenor audition repertoire
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expressive melodic line ⓘ lyrical simplicity ⓘ |
| openingWords | Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön ⓘ |
| operaCatalogueNumber | K. 620 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | German ⓘ |
| operaNumberInKochelCatalogue | K. 620 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaRoleType | prince ⓘ |
| orchestration | tenor and orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOpera |
Die Zauberflöte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Magic Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| publisher | various classical music publishers ⓘ |
| sceneContext | Tamino contemplates Pamina’s portrait ⓘ |
| setting | fantastical Egyptian-inspired realm ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Tamino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | original libretto of Die Zauberflöte ⓘ |
| usedAs | audition piece for tenors ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | This image is enchantingly fair ⓘ |
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