- Music
- Pietro Mascagni
- Text
- Antonio Cipollini
- Completed
- 1882
- Scoring & Form
- For voice and piano.
- Published Editions
- Complete Works for Voice and Piano, Vol. I (ed. Cesare Orselli, Boccaccini & Spada); Musiche Vocali Italiane da Camera VIII
Alla luna
Song · “To the moon” · 1882
Song Synopsis
Oh, how much poetry your happy face inspires in my heart. Look at the gentle shepherd eating his meal by the door of his hut, and in the dark, lying on the straw of the meadow, not thinking of his misfortunes, but sleeping, dreaming first of dawn, the fields, his flock, the grass and the horizon, and of the sweet flash of two dark eyes on the mountain cliffs.
Audio Excerpts (2)
Alla luna · Recording #501028 — January 29-30, 1998, Music Theatre of the School of Music, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Patricia Wright (Soprano) · David Vine (Piano)
Alla luna · Recording #507384 — March 20, 2004, Roosevelt, New Jersey
Alan Mallach (Piano) · Cheri Rose Katz (Mezzo Soprano)
Recordings (3)
| Cover | Performance Date & Place | Recording & Cast | Label / Code | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | July 1995 Sala Ceccherini, Florence | Liriche per Canto e Pianoforte Anastasia Tomaszewska-Schepis (Soprano), Angel Rodrigues (Tenor), Fausta Cianti (Piano) | Bongiovanni GB 2235-2 | |
 | January 29-30, 1998 Music Theatre of the School of Music, University of Auckland, New Zealand Studio | Songs by Italian Composers♪ Audio Patricia Wright (Soprano), David Vine (Piano) | Atoll A9803 | |
 | March 20, 2004 Roosevelt, New Jersey Live | The Unknown Mascagni♪ Audio Alan Mallach (Piano), Cheri Rose Katz (Mezzo Soprano) | [Private] N/A |