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'Se vuol ballare' in Act I from 'Le nozze di Figaro' where Figaro learns that the Count Almaviva wants to entice his bride, Susanna. He vows to outwit the Count's plans, mocking him with a daring tune. Right after Figaro and Susanna measure their new bedroom, Susanna reveals the room's close proximity to the Count's is a scheme to pursue her. The Count plans to use an old feudal right to sleep with Susanna before their wedding night.

'Riez, allez' from Act IV of 'Don Quichotte' by Massenet, 1910. Don Quichotte is rejected and mocked by the crowd Dulcinea's home after she admits that she cannot marry him. Sancho reacts with anger at the cruel laughter, Sancho defends his master and scolds the laughing crowd for mocking a noble, good-hearted man.

The 'Tabernera del Puerto' by Pablo Sorozabal, first permiered at the Teatro Tívoli in Barcelona on May 16th, 1936. Oliver Poveda sings Simpson's romanza called 'Despierta Negro.'

Vecchia zimarra, is one of the most famous arias for a bass or bass-baritone. From Act IV of Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème, Colline says goodbye to his friend, Mimi, while she rests in her deathbed. Both the aria and the opera were composed between 1893 and 1895, and the work debuted at the Teatro Regio in Turin on February 1, 1896.

"O tu, Palermo" from Act II of Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers) premiered in 1855. It is sung by the Sicilian patriot Procida, who joyfully expresses his love for his native city and rallies his compatriots to overthrow the oppressive French occupying forces,