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ACT I
No. 1: CHORUS & SOLO (Florian)
"Search throughout the panorama"
SCENE:— Pavilion attached to King Hildebrand's Palace. Soldiers and Courtiers discovered looking out through opera-glasses, telescopes, etc. Florian leading.
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Search throughout the panorama
For a sign of royal Gama,
Who to-day should cross the water
With his fascinating daughter —
Ida is her name.
Some misfortune evidently
Has detained them — consequently
Search throughout the panorama
For the daughter of King Gama,
Prince Hilarion's flame!
Prince Hilarion's flame! |
| Florian. |
| Will Prince Hilarion's hopes be sadly blighted? |
| Chorus. |
| Who can tell? Who can tell? |
| Florian. |
| Will Ida break the vows that she has plighted? |
| Chorus. |
| Who can tell? Who can tell? |
| Florian. |
| Will she back out, and say she did not mean them? |
| Chorus. |
| Who can tell? |
| Florian. |
| If so, there'll be the deuce to pay between them! |
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Sydney Granville as Florian
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| Chorus. |
No, no — we'll not despair, we'll not despair,
For Gama would not dare
To make a deadly foe
Of Hildebrand, and so,
Search through the panorama
For a sign of royal Gama,
Who today should cross the water
With his fascinating daughter —
Ida, Ida is her name. |
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26 January, 2006
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