"Torna ai felici dì" ("Return to the happy days") is a tenor aria from act 2 of the 1884 opera, Le Villi by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Roberto as he mourns the loss of the days of his youth and his beloved Anna. Anna has been killed by fairies that were conjured by a witch that seduced Roberto when he was away in Mainz. However, he does not find this out until after it happens.
Original Name | Torna ai felici dì |
Librettist | Ferdinando Fontana |
Date of composition | 1884 (from Act 2 of the 1884 opera, Le Villi by Giacomo Puccini) |
Premiered | 1885, January 24th (La Scala) in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
Type | Aria |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments | Voice (Tenor) |
Autotranslations beta |
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