Ogni vento from the opera Agrippina, HWV 6
by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Lorraine Hunt, mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
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Ogni vento ch’al porto lo spinga
ben che fiero minacci tempeste,
l’ampie vele gli spande il nocchier.
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Regni il figlio, mia sola lusinga,
sian le stelle in aspetto funeste,
senza pena le guarda il pensier.
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Whatever wind blow him to port,
no matter how fiercely threaten the tempest,
the mariner spreads wide his sails.
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If my son reign, my one hope,
let the stars show however dismal an aspect,
yet will I look on unconcerned.
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Handel’s first Agrippina was the great Italian soprano Margherita Durastanti (active 1700–1734). This recital disc is to devoted to arias written for her:
Art in the video by Christian Schloe