Porgi, amor
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"Porgi, amor" is a poignant soprano aria sung by the Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s opera *The Marriage of Figaro*, expressing her sorrow over her husband’s infidelity.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
classical music composition ⓘ soprano aria ⓘ |
| accompaniment | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Viennese classical style ⓘ |
| basedOn | play Le Mariage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | K. 492 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Countess ⓘ |
| commonRepertoire | standard soprano operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
develops character of the Countess
ⓘ
expresses Countess Almaviva’s sorrow ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
melancholic
ⓘ
sorrowful ⓘ |
| expressesFeeling | longing for emotional relief ⓘ |
| firstLine | Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfComposition | 18th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Lorenzo Da Ponte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricAddressee | personified Love ⓘ |
| musicalForm | aria ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitExpressed |
Countess’s dignity
GENERATED
ⓘ
Countess’s vulnerability GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaGenre | opera buffa ⓘ |
| operaNumbering | No. 10 in Le nozze di Figaro (commonly cited) GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Le nozze di Figaro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Marriage of Figaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInOpera | Act II aria ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Burgtheater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWork | The Marriage of Figaro premiere in 1786 ⓘ |
| requiresSkillLevel | advanced soprano technique ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Countess Almaviva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungInAct | Act II ⓘ |
| textSource | Italian libretto of Le nozze di Figaro ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional suffering
ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical era ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
staged opera performance ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
| workKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
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