june 2008

june 2008

Händel: Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo) - Gauvin

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High resolution and stereo sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYO8Et7-4Mc&fmt=18 'Lascia ch'io pianga' (Almirena) Aria from the opera 'Rinaldo', HWV 7 Libretto: Giacomo Rossi, on a synopsis by Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata (1581) Music: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) First performance: 24 February 1711 in London (Queen's Theatre, Haymarket) ___ Karina Gauvin, soprano Tempo Rubato, conducted by Alexander Weimann Recorded in June 2008 ___ Lascia ch'io pianga mia cruda sorte, e che sospiri la libertà. Il duolo infranga queste ritorte, de' miei martiri sol per pietà. ___ My translation: Let me weep over my cruel fate, and long for freedom. May grief break my bonds, if only out of pity for my sufferings. ___ Marc D.