Daniel Auber - Fra Diavolo - “Agnes, la jouvencelle“ (Dano Raffanti)

Here is another piece from Auber’s comic masterpiece, “Fra Diavolo“, this time a barcarolle/serenade for the tenor antihero. The piece is written in the classic couplet form: a succession of two identical sections with the repeat to be decorated with additional ornamentation (as it is, thankfully, in the present rendition). Narratively, it’s actually a secret signal of Fra Diavolo to his accomplices as they prepare to rob the Lord who is staying in the inn belonging to Zerlina’s father. The song itself i