Ma io
Opera details:
Opera title: | L' Orfeo |
Composer: | Claudio Monteverdi |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | L' Orfeo Synopsis |
Libretto: | L' Orfeo Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Aria details:
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | La messaggera |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 2.10 |
| Previous scene: | Ahi caso acerbo-2 |
| Next scene: | Chi ne consola ahi lassi? |
Monteverdi : L'Orfeo : Act 2 "Ma io, che in questa lingua" [Messaggiera]
Singer: Cathy BerberianProvided to YouTube by Warner Music Group
Monteverdi : L'Orfeo : Act 2 "Ma io, che in questa lingua" [Messaggiera] · Cathy Berberian, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Concentus musicus Wien
Monteverdi : L'Orfeo
℗ 1969 Teldec Classics International GMBH
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Mezzo-soprano Vocals: Cathy Berberian
Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
MESSAGGIERAMa io, che in questa lingua
Ho portato il coltello
Ch'ha svenata ad Orfeo l'anima amante,
Odiosa ai pastori et alle ninfe,
Odiosa a me stessa, ove m'ascondo?
Nottola infausta, il sole
Fuggirò sempre e in solitario speco
Menerò vita al mio dolor conforme.
English Libretto or Translation:
MESSENGERBut I, who in my tongue
have borne the knife
that has slain Orpheus's loving heart,
abhorrent to the shepherds and the nymphs,
abhorrent to myself, where shall I hide me?
An ill?omened creature of the night, I will forever
shun the sun, and in a lonely cavern
lead a life in keeping with my sorrow.
External links for Ma io
| Sheetmusic for aria |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this aria | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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