Ah crudel il pianto mio

LIVE from Zurich, Switzerland, 15th June 2008

Video trailer of this production

G.F. Handel: Rinaldo (London, 1711)
William Christie, La Scintilla
Rinaldo - Juliette Galstian
Armida - Malin Hartelius
Almirena - Ann Helen Moen
Argante - Ruben Drole
Goffredo - Liliana Nikiteanu
Eustazio - Katharina Peetz



Aria of ARMIDA
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Ah, crudel,
il pianto mio,
deh, ti mova per pietà.

O infedel
al mio desio
proverai la crudeltà.
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Ah, cruel man,
for pity's sake,
be moved by my tears.

Or you will feel my cruelty
for having spurned
my desire.
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PS
In Zurich, operas are not systematically recorded/broadcast like in France, only in very rare cases. As I understood it, this production (first countertenor-free Rinaldo of the millennium!) will unfortunately not be published.