A standard keyboard transcription from Dalayrac's opera. The piece is notable for its rhythmic vitality and the effective use of Classical-era piano idioms.
Maintaining a steady tempo in the rapid, playful sections is key.
Azémia is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Azémia lasts about 4 minutes.
Azémia is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.