Voi che sapete - Three views of Cherubino’s aria from “The Marriage of Figaro“ by Mozart

“Voi che sapete“ is a beloved aria from Mozart’s opera “Le nozze di Figaro“ (The Marriage of Figaro). The wily young page Cherubino sings this aria in Act II. This video offers three different takes on this popular melody: 1.) As written by Mozart for the opera Cherubino: Lucia Popp Conductor: Leonard Slatkin Münchner Rundfunkorchester 2.) 2:46 - Arranged by Mozart for basset horn trio as the second movement of his Divertimento No. 6, KV 439b/6 (here it is played by two clarinets and a bassoon) Clarinets: Henk de Graaf, Jan Jansen Bassoon: Johan Steinmann 3.) 5:07 - Sung with vocal embellishments by Italian composer Domenico Corri (1746-1825) Cherubino: Susanne Mentzer Conductor: Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra Text by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838): Voi che sapete che cosa è amor, donne, vedete, s’io l’ho nel cor. Quello ch’io provo, vi ridirò,