Non più andrai
"" (You shall go no more) is an aria for bass from Mozart's 1786 opera "The Marriage of Figaro", K. 492. The Italian libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, "La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro" (1784). It is sung by Figaro at the end of the first act.
Cyrano (Damrosch)
"Cyrano" premiered on February 27, 1913, with Pasquale Amato in the title role and Frances Alda (Gatti-Casazza's wife) as Roxanne in a performance conducted by Alfred Hertz. The sets were designed by Antonio Rovescalli while the costumes were designed by the famed Paris company, Maison Muelle. The work was warmly received by the audience at the opening night, but less so by the critics. The critic for the "Boston Evening Transcript" had praise for the libretto but found the music "lack[ing] individuality, imagination, and communicative force." Robert Aldrich in his opening night review for the "New York Times" likewise praised the libretto as a literary work and noted how well Henderson's verse was suited to the needs of the singers, but went on to say: