Two voices for a solo singer written in a sheet music
I was reading the score for Mozart’s insertion aria for his own opera Idomeneo “Non Temer Amato Bene”, K. 490. In it, Idomeneo’s son Idamante (scored for soprano; trouser role) expresses his undying love for Ilia.
In the Allegro Moderato section, the sheet music seems to show Idamante singing two voices. What should the soprano do differently here?
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The notes with stems up are for singing in Italian, while the notes with the stems down are for singing in German.
Thus, in the first picture of the original posting, in Italian it would be
... while in German you should sing
In the second picture of the original posting, the Italian lyrics have only one syllable (“voi”) while the German lyrics have two syllables (“sel - ber”). The notes are doubled with the slur upwards, suggesting that the slur is meant for the Italian lyrics only.
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