Opera title: | Xerxes |
Composer: | Georg Handel |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Xerxes Synopsis |
Libretto: | Not entered yet. |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Not entered yet. |
Voice(s): | Mezzo-Soprano or CounterTenor |
Act: | Not entered yet. |
Next scene: | Overture |
Listen to the key track “Ombra mai fu” (Serse) of Franco Fagioli’s new album “Handel Arias”, released on Deutsche Grammophon.
Countertenor Franco Fagioli’s new album features his personal selection of twelve favorite arias from Handel’s rich and colorful operatic world, including excerpts from Serse, Rinaldo and Ariodante. The album was recorded with specialist period-instrument ensemble Il pomo d’oro.
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Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Repertoire: Handel Arias
Artists: Franco Fagioli (Countertenor), Il Pomo d’Oro, Zefira Valova
Place: Lonigo (Italy), Villa San Fermo, Sala Rossa
Produced by: Jakob Händel
Video Director: Igor Cortadellas (IGOR STUDIO)
Video Production: IGOR STUDIO - Music Video for “Ombra mai fu” © 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Frondi tenere e belle
del mio platano amato
per voi risplenda il fato.
Tuoni, lampi, e procelle
non v'oltraggino mai la cara pace,
né giunga a profanarvi austro rapace.
Ombra mai fu
di vegetabile,
cara ed amabile,
soave più.
Tender and beautiful fronds
of my beloved plane tree,
let Fate smile upon you.
May thunder, lightning, and storms
never disturb your dear peace,
nor may you by blowing winds be profaned.
Never was a shade
of any plant
dearer and more lovely,
or more sweet.
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