"" is a cavatina from Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville, sung by the tenor Count Almaviva, disguised as the poor student Lindoro, at the beginning of act 1.
Music
The aria is an example of the bel canto style."Ecco, ridente in cielo" by Emma Beatty, Royal Opera House The key signature is C major, but it also modulates into G major and contains chromatic passages. Its vocal range is from F to B; the tessitura is between G and G."Ecco, ridente in cielo", The Aria Database The aria is also notable for having a guitar accompaniment.
Libretto
References
External links , Juan Diego Flórez, Royal Opera House, 10 July 2010