How strange
Opera details:
Opera title: | The Rake's Progress |
Composer: | Igor Stravinsky |
Language: | English |
Synopsis: | The Rake's Progress Synopsis |
Libretto: | The Rake's Progress Libretto |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
Aria details:
Type: | recitative,aria |
Role(s): | Anne Trulove |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 2.08 |
| Previous scene: | My tale shall be told |
| Next scene: | Anne! Here! |
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Act 2/Scene 2 - "How strange" / "O heart be stronger" (Anne)
Singer: Deborah YorkProvided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Act 2/Scene 2 - "How strange" / "O heart be stronger" (Anne) · Deborah York · London Symphony Orchestra · John Eliot Gardiner
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
℗ 1999 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1999-01-01
Producer, Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker
Producer: Karsten Witt
A & R: Isabella de Sabata
Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Editor: Stephan Flock
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Author: Wystan Hugh Auden
Author: Chester Kallman
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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
RecitativeANNE
How strange!
Although the heart for love dares everything,
the hand draws back and
finds no spring of courage.
London! alone!
seems all that it can say.
Oh heart, be stronger.
That which this coward hand
wishes beyond all bravery,
the touch of his,
may bring its daring to a close, unneeded,
and love be all your bounty.
Aria
No step in fear shall wander
nor in weakness delay.
Hear thou or not,
merciful heaven,
ease thou or not my way.
A love that is sworn,
sworn before thee can plunder hell of its prey!
Recitative
(It's getting dark. Some servants come in
with several presents)
What can this mean?
A ball? a journey? a dream?
How evil in the purple dark they seem!.
Loot from dead fingers!. Living mockery!.
I tremble, tremble with no reason.
(surprised)
Lights!
(Tom go out from his home)
'Tis he!
English Libretto or Translation:
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