Il dolce suono
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Il dolce suono ("The Sweet Sound") is an aria taken from Act III scene 1, Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. It is also commonly known as “mad scene” sung by the leading soprano, Lucia. This aria is the beginning of the arioso of the Scena della pazzia.
Lucia descends into madness, and on her first wedding night, while the festivities are still being held in the Great Hall, she stabs her new husband, Arturo in the bridal chamber. Dishevelled, unaware of what she has done, she wanders in the Great Hall, recalling her meetings with Edgardo and imagining herself married to him.
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Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce! Un armonia celeste, di', non ascolti? |
The sweet sound of his voice struck me! A heavenly harmony, tell me, do you not hear it? |

