Opera title: | Il Trovatore |
Composer: | Giuseppe Verdi |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Il Trovatore Synopsis |
Libretto: | Il Trovatore Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Leonora |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 4.02 |
Previous scene: | Vanni..lasciami |
Next scene: | Miserere d'un alma gia vicina |
The great German dramatic soprano Frida Leider (1888-1975) in Leonora's aria 'D'amor sull'ali rosee' from Act 4 of Verdi's Il Trovatore (sung in German), recorded for Deutsche Grammophon in 1925.
The following biographical notes come from 'Subito-Cantabile: A Site for Collectors of Great Singers of the Past' ("She was born in Berlin and studied singing in her free time while working in a bank. Her tutor was Otto Schwarz. In 1915 she made her debut as Venus at the Stadttheater Halle. Her next engagement took her to Rostock in 1916, where she stayed until 1918, singing mainly Italian and Mozart roles. In 1918 she moved to the Opera House at Königsberg, and in 1920 she was engaged by the Hamburg Stadttheater. Frida made her debut there as Leonore followed by Aida. In three seasons she sang all the Wagnerian dramatic roles (!), as well as Ariadne, Donna Anna and several Italian parts. In 1921 she was contracted to the Berlin State Opera by its director and composer Max von Schillings. There, she reappeared as Leonore under Erich Kleiber. Her debut role at Covent Garden was Isolde. In 1928 she was heard at the Bayreuth Festival (Brünnhilde and Kundry). For four seasons she was a highly acclaimed artist at the Chicago Opera where she sang Brünnhilde in Walküre, Isolde, Venus, Leonore, Amelia, Kundry, The Marschallin and Mona Lisa! Eventually, Frida was immediately hired by the Met where she made her debut in 1933 as Isolde. She appeared at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and at La Scala. In 1938 the singer's operatic career came to a sudden end. Her non-arian husband, Rudolf Deman, violinist and leader of the Berlin State Opera Orchestra, and the singer were forced to emigrate because of the political situation in Germany. We owe it to the well-known accompanist Michael Raucheisen that her voice continued to be heard. He persuaded her to build up a song repertoire and they gave successful recitals and made fine recordings. Her last appearance was in 1946, sharing the performance with her close friend Margarete Klose . In later years she turned to opera direction, the most important achievement was a production of Tristan und Isolde in 1947, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler."
Timor di me ?...sicura,
presta è la mia difesa.
I suoi occhi figgonsi ad una gemma
che le fregia la mano destra.
In quest' oscura
notte ravvolta, presso a te io son,
e tu nol sai...Gemente
aura che intorno spiri,
deh, pietosa gli arreca
i miei sospiri...
D' amor sull' ali rosee
vanne, sospir dolente:
del prigioniero misero
conforta l' egra mente...
Com' aura di speranza
aleggia in quella stanza:
lo desta alle memorie,
ai sogni dell'amor!
Ma deh! non dirgli improvvido,
le pene del mio cor!
Afraid of me ?...sure,
ready is my defence.
His eyes are attracted by a stone
she wears on her right hand.
Wrapped in the dark
night, I am near you,
and you don't know it...
Wailing wind,
carry to him, mercifully, my sighs...
On the rosy wings of love,
go, pained sighs:
go to alleviate the sick mind
of the wretch that lies imprisoned...
Like a breeze of hope
linger in that room:
wake him up to remembrance,
to dreams of love!
Yet do not imprudently
reveal the woes of my heart!
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