ROSSINI, Gioachino
La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
“Come un’ape ne’giorni d’aprile”
Javier Camarena, guest professor
Jorge Eleazar Álvarez Mora, student
Duncan Gifford, accompanying pianist
They discuss the opera’s plot and the context of this aria. It is necessary to adopt the appropriate attitude for the character. In the coloratura, it is important not to lower the placement of the sound. The professor also comments that it is not advisable to delay the phrase too much, so he advises not to stop until the fermata. The character is very playful; it cannot be so serious.
They work on the agility at half speed to detect the notes that are not sufficiently placed. It is advisable to anticipate the high note so that it is within the context of the phrase; the placement must be prepared beforehand. In addition, it is necessary to give a different intention to each of the phrases, supporting each group of notes and not individually.
Camarena points out that working on coloratura takes time (for 10 seconds, you have to study about 4 hours), and you have to study slowly to place each of the notes with its timbre quality and within the phrase. He compares this aria with that of Fígaro from The Barber of Seville: you have to play with it; you have to imagine the character well to create his way of expressing himself.
Language: Spanish
