a je te & 2, Za 2 |p Tonio (putting his head through the curtain) (advancing) Coowing trom . Si Si pud?... Si - I So please you! My es Stepiee the footlights) Largamente. as _——_ . : gno- rel. Si- gno- /~ri Seu- sa - te-mi se da sol mi pre ~ La - dies and Gen - tle-men! And par ~ don me if a-lone I pre - on =, =z Fe me + __ aaee Z — SS one ten. ef _ A . sen - to. Io so - noil Pro - lo - go: sent me: 1 am the Pro ~ ~ logue! Violoneto ees wos marcato Se a > forms > = f= SS a: 8038Andantino sostenuto (Recitando, or in anison with the Violoncello) Poi - chin iscena ancor le antiche ma - schere —met-te Yau - Once a-gain the av- thor brings the clas _- sic mask be - = a — Andantino sostenuto (452) Pic.g ¥, (dopo Vorchestra) a tempo y—~, re; in parteei vuol ri- -pren- de -re. Te vecchig.u - you; so part-ly to re - vive for you the an ~ tique col canto rit di muo - voin- via - mi. us - age, he bids. me once more ad - dress you! aA col canto awoatUn po’ meno presto che nell’ Introd™(¢.- so) Ma non per dir- — - vi co-me pria: But not to — tell you, as of old, pp stace. Cello a tempo >Le la- cri - me che noi ver - siam son “The tears we shall shed for you here are a —~ e.sord. De- gli spa-si - mi ede’ no-stri_ mar tir And the — sighs we heave, and our mar-tyr- dom here, — —~ — ore 2 2 non al - lar - ma- te must not be — ta’en_to tft £84 tale, Bono twoan10 Molto meno to -reha cer - ca - to Nol Your au thor in - tends far a. ee: Basses ——__—" Basses pin- ger-vi uu - no squar-cio di draw you a bit ~—of_—siife true to ob, Deeiso -gliha per mas-si-_ma sol che Tar- ti - stagun tom 'Tis his con - vie- tion, the ar-tist. is first a man, — Meno prie_rit. che per glivo- mi-ni scri-ve-reei de - ve. Ed al and that for men what he writesshould be writ - ten. And the rit, ancora, col, a i= Se = ssopi- ra- -va- si in i ime - truth he has giv to you! re = eol FL 1e ores ° dolce col canto in fondoa la - ni- ma can-ta-vann gior - no, with-in his in - most soul lay was stir ~ ring, Se 7 con dolore —————_— ie © - i con ve -~ re la - eri ~ me seris-se, ej sin- ghioz - these with sin-cer - est tears has he writ-ten, while his sob - — 7s > Basses fon ai il tem-po gli bat- -te- - va ~ nol bing and sigh ing beat the time for him. “= scl® cod canto Harp # ss908R Dun-que, So. then, animando a poco a poco ve- you'll -dre- see YL eel ma - no ings do tri - sti frut-t dire -ful ending, ed affrett (p misterioso nis -ers silesseri_u — ma- Tove each oth. Del do-lor gli spa-si-mi, Wit -ness woe’s sharp a - go-ny! un poco -tea - mal si & - me as hu - man Cor angi. love shown dre-te de Yo. dio i see, too, of hat - red the erese. Te Ye you'll sncatsando t ur Th di rab - big - Howl-ings of rage will di dre - te, e ri - sa reach you, and seorn-ful tnngh- rit jim ae ae “4 pe i = =} Fa = 5 aa aes é ge | 4031che le no - stre po- not so much our poor sme di-stri-o- -mer-y of ac- stra - ni-me con. -si - de. let ourhearts speak to you ‘erese. molto col canto =ve- re gab- flim-sy cos -“4 72st e tee, < a poi- che siam wo- ~~ mi - ni di car- -ne e Aye! for we're men aswell, of flesh and of _— Gree ancora che di que - like you your - rianimando e@ orese. con anima ~ on forsa ee ane stor - fa-no mon - do al pa- ri di voi spi-ria- mo selves, we are breath - ing the air of this world for-lorn and ten. Tae ~ ret lone - ly! I con-cet- to vi dis-s Or a-seol- Now I’ve givn you the no-tion! Watch you the 9008(calling, off) deciso ta - te co- me-glie svol-to. An - diam. In - co- min - cia - plot un fold-ing be-fore you. Come on! Let us be - gin, q Tempo I. Vivace . (exit, The curtain rises) te! then! tutta la SSS 15008