Oh! meschina! oh fato orrendo!
Opera details: Aria details: 7. Oh, meschina! Oh, fato orrendo! & Dove corri, sventurato Lucia 1954 VIDEO Singer(s):
Giuseppe Di Stefano Giuseppe Modesti Rolando Panerai Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor
Lucia : Mara Callas
Edgardo : Giuseppe Di Stefano
Enrico : ROlando Panerai
Raimondo : Giuseppe Modesti
Arturo : Giuseppe Zampieri
Alisa : Luisa Villa
Normanno : Mario Carlin
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Teatro Alla Scala - 18 Junuary 1954
This is an extremely rare and historic performance and it has limitations inherent in the original source recording. In addition, some short sections of music were not recorded.
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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo: SCENA VIIAbbibanti di Lammermoor, e detto CORO Oh meschina oh caso orrendo Più sperar non giova omai Questo di che stà sorgendo Tramontar più non vedrai! EDGARDO Giusto cielo! ... Ah! rispondete Di chi mai, di chi piangete? CORO Di Lucia. EDGARDO Lucia diceste! CORO Si; la misera sen muore Pur le nozze a lei funeste ... Di ragion la trasse amore ... S'avvicina all'ore estreme, E te chiede ... per te geme ... EDGARDO Ah! Lucia! Lucia! ... CORO Rimbomba Già la squilla in suon di morte! EDGARDO Ahi! ... quel suono al cor mi piomba! E' decisa la mia sorte! ... Rivederla ancor vogl' io.. Rivederla, e poscia ... CORO Oh Dio! Qual trasporto sconsigliato! ... Ah! desisti ... ah! riedi in te ...
English Libretto or Translation: CHORUS Oh, poor creature! Oh, horrible fate! It is useless to hope, now! She will never see the close of this dawning day. EDGARDO Great heaven, tell me, tell, ah! CHORUS Oh poor creature! EDGARDO Whom do you mourn? Answer, answer, for pity's sake. CHORUS Lucia. EDGARDO Lucia, you said? CHORUS Poor creature... EDGARDO Come, tell me. CHORUS Yes, the poor girl is dying. EDGARDO Ah! CHORUS The marriage was a tragic blow for her, love robbed her of her reason. She is near her last hour, and moans and asks for you. EDGARDO Ah, Lucia is dying! Lucia, ah! CHORUS She will never see the close of this dawning day! love robbed her of her reason, etc. EDGARDO Will my Lucia never see the close of this dawning day? CHORUS Love for you, etc. EDGARDO Ah! CHORUS The death-knell is tolling already. EDGARDO That sound pierces my heart! My fate is sealed! CHORUS Oh, God! EDGARDO I must see her again. CHORUS What madness, rash man, ah, stay, ah, return to sanity! EDGARDO See her again and then...External links for Oh! meschina! oh fato orrendo!
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