- Music
- Pietro Mascagni
- Text
- Rocco E Pagliara
- Completed
- 1890
- 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
Rosa
Song · “Rose” · 1890
Song Synopsis
A poor rose is pressed into your little prayer book. A poor rose abandoned and damaged by the long season. Who gave you that sad flower? What do you remember in your gentle dreams? “Ah!” you answer, “of lost love. Flown like the beautiful April evenings.” Now your expression changes, your eyes are veiled with tears. Trembling, you kiss the rose, and on your face appears a vivid smile. Who gave you that sad flower? “Ah!” you answer, “a lost love. Flown like the beautiful April evenings.”
Audio Excerpts (2)
Rosa · Recording #501028 — January 29-30, 1998, Music Theatre of the School of Music, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Patricia Wright (Soprano) · David Vine (Piano)
Rosa · Recording #507384 — March 20, 2004, Roosevelt, New Jersey
Alan Mallach (Piano) · Cheri Rose Katz (Mezzo Soprano)
Recordings (5)
| Cover | Performance Date & Place | Recording & Cast | Label / Code | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1989? Studio | Recital Alfredo Kraus (Tenor), Adelmiro Arnaltes (Piano) | Capriccio 10 272 | |
 | 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 | |
April 2001 Auditorium Aragonite, Manno, Switzerland Studio | Pietro Mascagni - Melodies and Songs Fausto Tenzi (Tenor), Roberto Negri (Piano) | Arts 47636-2 | ||
 | March 20, 2004 Roosevelt, New Jersey Live | The Unknown Mascagni♪ Audio Alan Mallach (Piano), Cheri Rose Katz (Mezzo Soprano) | [Private] N/A |