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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):

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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 - Introduction - "How strange! Although... "

Singer: Sylvia McNair

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Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress - Act 2/Scene 2 - Introduction - "How strange! Although... " · Sylvia McNair · Saito Kinen Orchestra · Seiji Ozawa

Sylvia McNair

â„— 1996 Universal International Music B.V.

Released on: 2022-09-08

Producer: Clive Bennett
Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg
Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Onno Scholtze
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gosia Jankowska
Studio Personnel, Editor: Everett Porter
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Author: Wystan Hugh Auden
Author: Chester Kallman

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

Recitative

ANNE
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!

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