Tornami a vagheggiar
Opera details:
Opera title: | Alcina |
Composer: | Georg Handel |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Alcina Synopsis |
Libretto: | Alcina Libretto |
Translation(s): | English |
Aria details:
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Alcina |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 1.24 |
| Previous scene: | A quai strani perigli |
| Next scene: | Col celarvi a chi v'ama |
Trial video. Emma Kirkby "Tornami a vagheggiar" Händel.
Singer: Emma KirkbyThis is a fun video purely to demonstrate to fellow gramophone enthusiasts what happens when a modern recording is played through an EMG sound system via unmatched components.
In this case the EMG is a Xb (horn bell mouth diameter 29 1/2 inches) and the soundbox has been replaced by the concentric magnet driver unit from a former "racecourse announcer" made by The Exponential Horn Co--- part of the General Electric Company Ltd.
The fabulous Emma Kirkby recording of Händel's magnificent "Tornami a vagheggiar" comes via a Technics SL-HD 501 CD player coupled to one channel of an SE-HD5021 Amp'.
The result is just about acceptable although nothing like as good as heard through modern loudspeakers. It is, however, better than when playing through a contemporary "blue tooth" mini-loudspeaker---please see separate video :
Watch videos with other singers performing Tornami a vagheggiar:
1 - Amanda Forsythe
1 - Adriana Kučerová
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Mariella Devia
1 - Karina Gauvin
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Sumi Jo
1 - Sandrine Piau
1 - Sonya Yoncheva
1 - Danielle de Niese
1 - Leyla Gencer
1 - Sabina Puértolas
1 - Annick Massis
1 - Sabine Devieilhe
1 - Carolyn Sampson
1 - Anna Caterina Antonacci
1 - Desirée Rancatore
1 - Soraya Mafi
1 - Lesley Garrett
1 - Donna Brown
1 - Yvonne Kenny
1 - Patrizia Ciofi
1 - Anna Prohaska
1 - Anna Christy
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Elin Manahan Thomas
1 - Layla Claire
2 - Diletta Rizzo Marin
2 - Vivica Genaux
1 - Éva Marton
2 - Marilyn Horne
1 - Isabel Rey
1 - Luciana Serra
2 - Zehava Gal
1 - Gabriella Di Laccio
1 - Gohar Gasparyan
1 - Valerie Masterson
1 - Anna Aglatova
1 - Noëmi Nadelmann
2 - Joyce DiDonato
1 - Anja Harteros
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Montserrat Caballé
1 - Joan Sutherland
2 - Marilyn Horne
1 - Roberta Invernizzi
2 - Romina Basso
1 - Carol Vaness
2 - D'Anna Fortunato
2 - Mimi Lerner
1 - Joan Carden
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Yvonne Kenny
1 - Graziella Sciutti
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Mirella Freni
2 - Teresa Berganza
Other videos of the same singers performing Tornami a vagheggiar:
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Adriana Kučerová
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Sonya Yoncheva
1 - Sumi Jo
1 - Sumi Jo
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Karina Gauvin
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Sonya Yoncheva
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Sumi Jo
1 - Danielle de Niese
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Anna Prohaska
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Karina Gauvin
1 - Anna Prohaska
1 - Soraya Mafi
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Sandrine Piau
1 - Leyla Gencer
1 - Lesley Garrett
1 - Amanda Forsythe
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Luciana Serra
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Natalie Dessay
1 - Danielle de Niese
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Patricia Petibon
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Yvonne Kenny
1 - Joan Sutherland
1 - Karina Gauvin
1 - Emma Kirkby
1 - Joan Sutherland
Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
ALCINA
Tiranna gelosia dell'amato Ruggier
tormenta il core,
e pur solo per lui mi strugge amore.
Tornami a vagheggiar,
te solo vuoi amar
quest'anima fedel,
caro mio bene.
Già ti donai il mio cor;
fido sarà il mio amor;
mai ti sarò crudel,
cara mia speme.
English Libretto or Translation:
ALCINA
Tyranny jealousy of the beloved Ruggier
torments the core,
and only for him is love for me.
Return me to vague,
you only want to love
this faithful soul,
my dear good.
I already gave you my heart;
I will trust my love;
I will never be cruel to you,
my dear spury.
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