Bastien und Bastienne, K.50
Opera
Bastien und Bastienne (Bastien and Bastienne), K. 50 (revised in 1964 to K. 46b) is a one-act singspiel, a comic opera, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Synopsis
Place: A pastoral village
Time: Indeterminate
Bastienne, a shepherdess, fears that her "dearest friend", Bastien, has forsaken her for another pretty face, and decides to go into the pasture to be comforted by her flock of lambs.
Before she can leave, however, she runs into Colas, the village soothsayer. Bastienne requests the help of his magical powers to help win back her Bastien. Colas (being a soothsayer) knows all about the problem, and comforts her with the knowledge that Bastien has not abandoned her, rather, he's merely been distracted lately by 'the lady of the manor'. His advice is to act coldly towards Bastien, which will make him come running back.
Bastien is heard approaching, so Bastienne hides herself. Bastien swaggers in, proclaiming how much he loves Bastienne. Colas informs him that Bastienne has a new lover. Bastien is shocked and asks the magician for help.
Colas opens his book of spells and recites a nonsense aria filled with random syllables and Latin quotations. Colas declares the spell a success and that Bastienne is in love with Bastien once more. Bastienne, however, decides to keep up the game a bit longer and spurns Bastien with great vehemence. Bastien threatens suicide, which Bastienne merely shrugs off.
Finally, the two decide that they have gone far enough and agree to reconcile. Colas joins them as they all sing a final trio in praise of the magician.
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: Intrada
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 1 Aria: "Mein liebster Freund hat mich verlassen" (Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 10 Aria: "Diggi, daggi"(Colas) Dialog "Ist die Hexerei zu Endie?" (Bastien, Colas)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 11 Aria: "Meiner Liebsten schöne Wangen" Dialog "Bastienne! Ja, warum redest du nicht?" (Bastien, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 12 Aria: "Er war mir sonst treu und ergeben" Dialog "Aber schau, Bastienne!" (Bastien, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 13 Aria: "Geh hin! - Ich will mich in die Stadt begeben" (Bastien, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 14 Recitativo: "Dein Trotz vermehrt sich durch mein Leiden?" Dialog "Un sollte ich wohl ein solcher Narr sein" (Bastien, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 15 Duetto: "Geh! Herz von Flandern! (Bastienne, Bastien)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 16 Terzetto: "Kinder! Kinder!" (Colas, Bastien, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 2 Aria: "Ich geh jetzt auf die Weide" (Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 3/4a Colas' Auftritt & Aria : "Befraget mich ein zartes Kind" (Orchestra)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 4b Dialog: "Guten Morgen, Herr Colas!" (Colas)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 5 Aria: "Wenn mein Bastien einst im Scherze" (Bastienne, Colas) Dialog "O, die Edelfrau vo Schloß" (Colas, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 6 Aria: "Würd ich auch, wie manche Buhlerinnen" (Bastienne) Dialog "Gib dich zufrieden!" (Colas, Bastienne)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 7 Duetto: "Auf den Rat, den ich gegeben" (Colas, Bastienne) Dialog "Na, versteck dich, Bastienne!" (Colas)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 8 Aria: "Großen Dank dir abzustatten" (Bastien) Dialog "es freut mich, daß du endlich zu dir selber kommst" (Colas, Bastien)
- Bastien und Bastienne, K.50: No. 9 Aria: "Geh! du sagst mir eine Fabel" (Bastien) Dialog "Möglich! Trotzdem hat sie bereits" (Colas, Bastienne)
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.