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Di quella pira

"Di quella pira" ("Of that pyre") is a short tenor aria (or more specifically, a cabaletta) sung by Manrico in act 3, scene 2, of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore. It is the last number of the act.

Setting

In a chamber adjoining the chapel at Castellor, Leonora and Manrico vow their love for each other. After Manrico's aria "" ("Ah, yes, my love, in being yours"), they are about to take their marriage vows. However, Ruiz, Manrico's comrade, suddenly returns to report that Manrico's mother Azucena is to be burned at the stake. Manrico calls together his soldiers and sings of how they will save Azucena from death: "" ("The horrible blaze of that pyre burned, enflamed all of my being!...")

Music

The vocal range is from E<sub>3</sub> to A<sub>4</sub> with a tessitura from G<sub>3</sub> to G<sub>4</sub>, with three optional high C<sub>5</sub>'s. The key signature is C major and the time signature is a triple metre; it is 39 bars long.

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