Mezzo-Soprano Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1049869 Composed by Giacomo Puccini. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Easter,Opera,Romantic Period,Wedding. 11 pages. Raymond Fenech #654260. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.1049869). O mio babbino caro (Oh my dear Papaâ?) is an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio. It provides an interlude expressing lyrical simplicity and love in contrast with the atmosphere of hypocrisy, jealousy, double-dealing, and feuding in medieval Florence. It provides the only set-piece in the through-composed opera. This Aria is arranged by Raymond Fenech The duration is 3.21 minutes and it is an Intermediate level piece.
