Monica’s Waltz from The Medium Gian Carlo Menotti agp. tbs (The puppets have fallen in a heap. Toby comes out to acknowledge MONICA: (iberamente) Allegretto 4. And after the the-a- ter, sup-per and dance. M Um-pa- pa, um-pa- pa, a *Menotti’s stage directions are retained for the singer's benefit. They are not, however, to be employed in a concert presentation of the aria, Copyright © 1987 by G.Schinmer.e-(ASCAPI New York, NY Tremational Copsrigh Severed, All Rights Reserved97 trom bone and a gui- tar. Up in the sky someone is play-ing a poch, ritenuto you hide a star. ee Red is your tie, and in yourvel- ve-tine coat poch. ritenuto 1, dance the waltz. Mon - i - ca, Mon-i - ca, dance the waltz, a tempo moon and sun, keep time with me, ‘one two three one, =38 If you're not shy, ‘And when you fly, @ tempo pin up my hair with your please hold on tight to. my the waltz, and sun, star, waist, Fol- low Mon-i- ca, dance and buck- Ie I'm flying with you, O, the waltz.me, fol- low me, 39 fol- low, fol ai tert (Toby seizes Monica abraptiy by the arm. She tums and looks at him in complete astonishment P 7 b (He looks at her in desperation, and gently touches her face) Adagio molto espressivo J= 60 What is the mat-ter, To- by? What is it you want to tell me? (senza misura) (Monica begins to understand) Kneei down be - 4 Pa intenso e un poco rubato = (Toby kneels) o fore Me, aye rubato (She kneels behind Toby, as if the words were coming from him, and makes Toby look up as if she were still standing in front of him:Andante espressivo 4. = 54 (with slightly exaggerated pathos) + ca,Mon-i- ca, can’t you see, that my heart is bleed-ing, bleed-ing for you? I loved you, Momi ca, all my life, with all my breath, with all_my blood. You haunt the mirror of my sleep, you are my night. are my light and the (poco stentato (Quickly she gets up and stands before him) jail - er of my day. How dare you, scopndrel, talk to me like that! Don’t you know who I6 Tshall have you put in chains! (She kneels behind him again, Toby, falling in with the game, mimics her words with gestures) m You are my prin-cess, you are my queen,—and I'm omly To-by, one of your slaves, poco rit, a tempo and still I Jove you and al - waysloved you with all my breath, with all_my blood.poco animando I love your laugh-ter, I love your hair, 1 love your deep and noc-tur- nal eyes, ‘poco animandb I. love your soft hands, so white and winged, I love the slen_- der branch of your throat. via f, (She stands up before him) (She runs ‘behind Toby) a tempo You make my head — swim, ‘aT rempo PP subito e Poco riten,, poi subito animando ca, fold me in your sat-in gown, Mon-i- ca, Mon-i - ca, give me your b Mon-i- ca, Mon: Pore. aco riten., poi subito animaroallarg, molto 4 fempo, ma pin mosso 6 v (Toby suddenly hides his face in his arms.) Se tempo (Monica stares at him, completely bewildered.) You're not ery-ing, are you? a tempo She caresses his head, Then lifting his tearstained Ses Tooke into his eye) (with great tenderness) T want you to know PPP, teneramente ded = = that you the most beatstieful voice the vot is PPP