Daniel Auber - Fra Diavolo - "Non temete, Milord" (Lucianna Serra)

Here is Zerlina&first scene in Act Two from Auber&"Fra Diavolo". The scene opens with a short recitative, as Zerlina runs onto the stage on orders of the Lord who has asked her to bring a pillow. The girl notes how difficult it is to be a servant: "coming, going, returning at the ringing of twenty bells... you can bever find a moment for yourself". The recitative gives way to a gentle aria as Zerlina muses on how pleasant is the though of love, even if there have been many obstacles on its way (in the Finale of the First Act her lover, Lorenzo, a soldier, has managed to capture the title antihero&men, return the Lord and his wife their jewels and receive a reward that secured his marriage with Zerlina who, before all this, was destined to marry a rich farmer). The melancholy tone is then replaced with a lighter one, as Zerlina dreams of her marriage tomorrow and how everyone will admire her beauty. Maybe she will be asked to sing. "I sing well when he is there!" The girl breaks into a brilliant tarantella that, effectively, forms a sort of cabaletta-finish to the aria; the finish reaffirming the happiness Zerlina fells. Luciana Serra again provides great pleasure to the listener. Enjoy :)!