Concert aria

Mozart concert arias#

Among the more well-known of Mozart’s concert arias are: *“Popoli di Tessaglia!”, K. 316, for soprano, with its two famous G notes (i.e., the G above high C - according to the Guinness Book of Records, the highest musical note ever scored for the human voice) that come shortly before the end. This aria was composed in order to be inserted into Gluck’s opera Alceste, and also specifically to showcase the superlative vocal skills of Mozart’s sister-in-law, Aloysia Weber, who was only 18 at the time. Sopranos who are able to cope with the aria’s demands have been few and far between, and the aria is usually omitted from performances of Alceste. It has been therefore redesignated a concert aria, to be presented in concerts by such rare singers as are able to deliver its fiendishly difficult coloratura. *, K. 383, for soprano. *“Ch’io mi scordi di te?”, K. 505, written for Nancy Storace *“Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!”, K. 418, written for Aloysia Weber *“Bella mia fiamma”, K. 528, written for Josepha Duschek *“Per questa bella mano”, K. 612, for bass, double bass obbligato, and orchestra