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Quando me'n vo'
Aria from La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
"Quando me'n vo'", also known as "Musetta's Waltz", is a sopranoaria, a waltz in act two of Puccini's 1896 operaLa bohème.
Quando m en vo anna netrebko biography
It is sung by Musetta, in the presence of her bohemian friends, hoping to reclaim the attention of her occasional boyfriend Marcello.[1]
This scene takes place at the Café Momus [fr]. Shortly after Mimì, Rodolfo, and their friends have taken seats for a drink, Marcello's former girlfriend, Musetta, shows up with her current patron, the elderly Alcindoro.
They quarrel for a bit, then the episode begins as Musetta initiates her move on Marcello. She grabs the spotlight, musically speaking, for a short self-promoting aria (Quando me'n vo'). It is a song directed at the people in the café as much as at the audience in the theater.[2]
Libretto
Quando me'n vo'
Quando me'n vo' soletta per la via,
la gente sosta e mira
e la bellezza mia tutta ricerca in me
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