XXXIX. HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759)
"Lascia ch'io pianga" from the opera Rinaldo (1711)
Voices of Music
Kirsten Blaise, soprano
(5:33)
Discovered this gorgeous aria after watching Lars von Trier's Antichrist (2009).
It is also featured in the film Farinelli (1994) by Gérard Corbiau. Farinelli (18th c.) was considered the greatest castrato singer of all time.
The glorious music:
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri
La libertà.
Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte,
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà.
Let me weep
My cruel fate,
And that I
should have freedom.
The duel infringes
within these twisted places
In my sufferings
I pray for mercy.
Mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri
La libertà.
Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte,
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà.
Let me weep
My cruel fate,
And that I
should have freedom.
The duel infringes
within these twisted places
In my sufferings
I pray for mercy.
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