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Alimento alla fiamma

Opera details:

Opera title:

Poliuto

Composer:

Gaetano Donizetti

Language:

Italian

Synopsis:

Poliuto Synopsis

Libretto:

Poliuto Libretto

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Aria details:

Type:

aria

Role(s):

Callistene

Voice(s):

Bass

Act:

3.02

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Nicola Zaccaria - Poliuto -E débil sempre alma schiava d'amor

Singer: Nicola Zaccaria

Poliuto

Gaetano Donizetti
Acto terzo Martirio

Nicola Zaccaria
Basso

E débil sempre alma chiava d'amor

CALLISTENE
È debil sempre
alma schiava d'amor.
Cauti nel volgo
disseminarci fia
prudenza.
E viva tener la brama,
che già ferve in esso,
dell'imminente strage;
la plebe vana è per sè,
ma quando la tratta
il saggio,
è formidabil brando!
Alimento alla fiamma si
porga, tal che incendio
vorace ne sorga;
Il poter degli altari che
langue col terror afforziamo
col sangue:ed agl'occhi
del mondo insensato
L'util nostro,
util sembri del ciel.
Ed agl'occhi
del mondo insensato, ecc.

"Born in Piraeus, Zaccaria studied at the Athens Conservatorywhere he enjoyed his debut in 1949, aged 26. He sang at La Scala in 1953 and his position as a mainstay of the bass operatic repertoire was assured thereafter. He was La Scala's principal bass for almost 15 years. He sang with some of the most famous singers of his generation, such as Maria Callas, Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, and Marilyn Horne, who was Zaccaria's companion in later life. Despite intimidating competition, he developed an impressive" Wikipedia

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