Una furtiva lagrima - L'elisir d'amore
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The most romantic songs: Wynne Evans' top ten arias
6. Una furtiva lagrima - L'elisir d'amore
This Donizetti aria has all the hallmarks of a romantic classic. Donizetti was no stranger to a good comedy, but here the focus is very much on heartbreak - "A single secret tear from her eye did spring," is how it begins, and it gradually sees the narrator falling in love with the girl.
