Lyrics Candide, Act I: "Glitter and Be Gay" (Cunégonde) - Natalie Dessay
Glitter
and
be
gay,
That's
the
part
I
play;
Here
I
am
in
Paris,
France,
Forced
to
bend
my
soul
To
a
sordid
role,
Victimized
by
bitter,
bitter
circumstance.
Alas
for
me!
Had
I
remained
Beside
my
lady
mother,
My
virtue
had
remained
unstained
Until
my
maiden
hand
was
gained
Q
some
Grand
Duke
or
other.
Ah,
'twas
not
to
be;
Harsh
necessity
Brought
me
to
this
gilded
cage.
Born
to
higher
things,
Here
I
droop
my
wings,
Ah!
Singing
of
a
sorrow
nothing
can
assuage.
And
yet
of
course
I
rather
like
to
revel,
I
have
no
strong
objection
to
champagne,
My
wardrobe
is
expensive
as
the
devil,
Perhaps
it
is
ignoble
to
complain...
Enough,
enough
Of
being
basely
tearful!
I'll
show
my
noble
stuff
By
being
bright
and
cheerful!
Coloratura
(2)
veses
Llorar
Pearls
and
ruby
rings...
Ah,
how
can
worldly
things
Take
the
place
of
honor
lost?
Can
they
compensate
For
my
fallen
state,
Purchased
as
they
were
at
such
an
awful
cost?
Bracelets...
lavalieres
Can
they
dry
my
tears?
Can
they
blind
my
eyes
to
shame?
Can
the
brightest
brooch
Shield
me
from
reproach?
Can
the
purest
diamond
purify
my
name?
And
yet
of
course
these
trinkets
are
endearing,
I'm
oh,
so
glad
my
sapphire
is
a
star,
I
rather
like
a
twenty-carat
earring,
If
I'm
not
pure,
at
least
my
jewels
are!
Enough!
Enough!
I'll
take
their
diamond
necklace
And
show
my
noble
stuff
By
being
gay
and
reckless!
Coloratura
(2)
veses
Observe
how
bravely
I
conceal
The
dreadful,
dreadful
shame
I
feel.
1 Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Act 1: "Ah! Je veux vivre dans le rêve" (Juliette)
2 Manon: Suis-je gentille ainsi?
3 Manon, Act 3: "Obéissons quand leur voix appelle" (Manon)
4 Le Pardon de Ploërmel, Acte 2: "Ombre légère" (Dinorah)
5 Hamlet, Act IV: "A vos jeux mes amis" (Ophélie)
6 Mignon, Act 2: "Je suis Titania la blonde" (Philine)
7 Lakmé, Act I: "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)
8 Lakmé, Act 1: "Les fleurs me paraissent plus belles" (Lakmé)
9 Delibes: Lakmé, Act 2: "Ah ! Par les dieux inspirés...Où va la jeune hindoue..." (Lakmé)
10 Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act II: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Olympia)
11 Orphée aux enfers, Act II: "Ah! quelle triste destinée" (Eurydice)
12 Orphée aux enfers, Act II: "Il m'a semblé sur mon épaule" (Eurydice, Jupiter)
13 L'enfant et les sortilèges, M. 71, Tableau I: "Arrière ! Je réchauffe les bons" (Le Feu)
14 La sonnambula, Act I: "Compagne... teneri amici" - "Come per me sereno” (Amina, Coro)
15 La Sonnambula, Act I, Scene 1: Sovra il sen la man mi posa (Amina/Teresa/Coro)
16 La Sonnambula, Act 2, Scene 2: Oh! Se una Volta Sola (Amina/Rodolfo/Teresa/Tutti)
17 La Sonnambula, Act 2, Scene 2: Ah! No Credea Mirarti (Amina/Teresa/Rodolfo/Elvino/Alessio/Coro)
18 La Sonnambula, Act 2, Scene 2: Ah! Non Giunge Uman Pensiero (Amina/Tutti)
19 La Traviata: È strano! È strano!...Ah, fors` è lui
20 La Traviata: Sempre libera
21 I puritani, Act II: "O rendetemi la speme" (Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo)
22 I puritani, Act II: "Qui la voce sua soave" (Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo)
23 I puritani, Act II: "Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna" (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio)
24 Rigoletto, Act I: "Gualtier Maldé" - "Caro nome" (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Coro, Marullo)
25 Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act 1: "Oh! quante volte" (Giulietta)
26 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act I: "Il dolce suono" (Lucia)
27 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Normanno, Raimondo, Coro)
28 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "S'avanza Enrico" (Raimondo, Enrico, Coro, Lucia)
29 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Lucia, Enrico, Raimondo, Coro)
30 Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache" (Königin der Nacht)
31 Die Zauberflöte K620: Ach, ich fühl's
32 Cleopatra - Arias from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto secondo - Scene 8: Se pietà di me non senti
33 Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act III: "Piangerò la sorte mia" (Cleopatra)
34 Cleopatra - Arias from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto terzo - Scene 7: Da tempeste il legno infranto
35 Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: "Tornami a vagheggiar" (Morgana)
36 Arie: O zitt're nicht (from Die Zauberflöte K620)
37 Die Entführung aus dem Serail K384: Aria: Traurigkeit ward mir zum Lose
38 Der Rosenkavalier Op. 59, ZWEITER AKT/ACT 2/DEUXIÈME ACTE/ATTO SECONDO: Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren (Oktavian/Sophie)
39 Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60: "Grossmächtige Prinzessin" - "Noch glaub'ich dem einem ganz mich gehörend" (Zerbinetta)
40 Le rossignol, Act II: "Ah, joie, emplis mon coeur" (Le Rossignol, L'Empereur, Les Courtisans, Le Chambellan)
41 Candide, Act I: "Glitter and Be Gay" (Cunégonde)
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