February 15, 2011 Pining for Lost Love – with Grace and Wistful Dignity Edit Delete Tags Autopost The Countess Elvira ponders why she has lost the affections of her husband, in the most achingly beautiful aria in all of opera: "Dove sono i bei momenti…" (sung here by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa). Dove Sono.m4v (download) Click here to download: Dove Sono.m4v (4.7 MB)