SRO Orchestra and Cast

Tempi

Ov-68 in 4; 88 in 2

1=144 in 4; 80 in 2; 80 in 2

2-80 in 2

3=78 in 4

4= 120 in 4; 76 in 3; 124 in 4

5=110 in 2

6=100 in 2

7= 100 in 6 ??

8=104 in 4; Andante 104 in 4; Andante 126 in 4; 104 in 2; 120 in 4; 84 in 4; 94 in 2; 138 in 2

9=52 in 2

10=78 in 3

11=64 in 2

12=120 in 2

13=140 in 2

14=136 in 4

15=78 in 4

16=52 in 2

17=76 in 6

18=72 in 4

19=62 in 2

20=74 in 2/92 in 2

21=62 in 2; 140+ in 3; 74+ in 4; 126 in 4; 74 in 3; 58 in 4; 128 in 4; 100 in 2; 88 in 2; 130 in 2 (slower=Papagena); 82 in 2; 82 in 4; 126 in 2

Please access HERE.

Starting cuts for Don Pasquale included below.

Starting TEMPI are listed below (NOTE-orchestral recitative is NOT given a tempo; please skip these sections when applying tempi).

Overture: Faster sections like REH 3 in 2=92 or faster.

CUTS

Act I (No. 2)-_Cut from REH 26 to REH 28

Act II/ (No. 5)--Cut from REH 4 to REH 5

Act III/(No. 11)=Cut from  start of m. 50 to start of m. 67

STARTING TEMPI

ACT I
No. 1=in 4=104; REH 14=in 3=69; REH 17=in 4=152; REH 18=in 1=72; 

No. 2 Recit Andantino=in 4=108; REH 21=in 4=126; REH 23=in 4=69; REH 24=126; REH 28=in 2=84

No. 3 in 6=112; REH 29=in 2=108-112

No. 4 at REH 33=in 4=76-80; 8 before REH 34 (and like places)=into 8/slower overall pulse; REH 34=back into 4=76-80; REH 36=in 4=132

ACT II

No. 5 in 4=72; REH 3=112

No. 6=120-126; REH 7=72

No. 7=REH 11=in 4=126; REH 14=in 2=88; REH 15=in 4=120; REH 16=112-ish; REH 17=in 2=92 increasing to 120 by 13th bar; REH 21=in 4=63; REH 22=in 4=132; REH 25=in 2=132; bar before REH 27=suddenly slower (about 108), then back to tempo by 10th of REH 27

ACT III

No. 8=in 4=148

No. 9 REH 1=in =144, then 88 at meno; REH 4=in 2=52; REH 6=in 4=132; REH 7=in 1=72

No. 10 REH 12=in 4=152; REH 14=in 4=66, waltz=in 1 same pulse

No. 11 REH 18=in 4=112; REH 20=132; REH 22=in 2=72, then pushing in 9th bar (and like)

No. 12=in 2=66; 12 before REH 29=in 2=52

No. 13 in 4=144 then in 2 at vivace=84;REH 30=in 4=144; REH 31=in 4=108; REH 32=in 2=72

Bowed parts are below.  All other parts via IMSLP:

http://imslp.org/wiki/Don_Pasquale_(Donizetti,_Gaetano)

Starting cuts for Figaro included below (orchestra members please disregard cut list).  Note--online/email version easier to read!

Starting TEMPI are listed below (NOTE-orchestral recitative is NOT given a tempo; please skip these sections when applying tempi).

NOTE-Re-Numbered to match orchestra parts.

Overture=144

1=132

2=132

3=126/108

4=126

5=132

6=104 

7=112

8=72 (first chorus only)

11=72 in 4

12=66 in 2

(13=88=OMIT for now)

14=138

15=84 in 2

16= 92 in 2; 92 in 3; 84 in 1 at 328; 76 in 2 at 398; 98 in 2 at 467; 69 in 2 at 605; 128 in 2 at 697; 138 at piu allegro; 96 in 1 at end

17=66 in 2

18=132 in 4; 80 in 2  

19=126

20=70 in 2; 126 n 4

21=58

22=72

23=116;120; 88;120

24=56

25-26=OMIT

27=138

28=50

29=69; 100; 60; 144; 66; 120 in 2; 70; 120+ in 2

1. Online reference parts are available via: 

http://imslp.org/wiki/Le_nozze_di_Figaro,_K.492_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus)

2. BOWED parts are available below

3. HARD COPIES of all parts will be available in the second week of March