Voi Che Sapete
1784
Songwriters:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (music); Lorenzo Da Ponte (Italian libretto)
Full mix
Bass
Upright Bass
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Basoon
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Viola
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Cello
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String Section
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Flute
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English Horn
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Oboe
Vocals
Lead Vocals
“Voi che sapete” is the Act II canzonetta sung by Cherubino—the lovestruck page (a mezzo-soprano trouser role). Addressing the women present, he asks those “who know what love is” to tell him if what he feels is love, capturing adolescent confusion with an elegant, lilting melody. In the standard numbering it is No. 11 of the opera’s musical numbers and remains among Mozart’s most performed arias.