Misera, dove son!...Ah! non son io che parlo

[oliviasmulyan]

dont go near cecilia when she is mad! she is likely to have a tantrum! lol

[peres010492]

I prefer Hallenberg's rendition

[nclysander]

I haven't listened to Handel's setting of this text yet (or that by the obscure composer), but I certainly prefer Gluck's to Mozart's - it's much more dramatic and exciting, though that's probably no surprise given that that later gentlemen only intended his for the concert stage. Cecilia's reading perfectly emphasizes the madness of the music and text. 5 stars all the way.

[vincik80]

questo significa lo "stile classico".... grande bartoli...

[mradaChris]

Such an agile voice! :-) This was lovely!

chris...

[thebarroque]

See the video response, so can compare the set of this text by Handel =)

[Thrax1982]

There is also Mozart's concert aria in the related videos box.

I actually like what Bartoli is doing here, I don't find it excessive, it fit's this aria well.

Which setting is the most appropriate?

No idea, I would have to know a bit more about the character and dramatic situation to tell.

[thebarroque]

Well a little reference would be this:

Fulvia's father Massimo chastises her for planning to reveal his treason to her emperor husband. Fulvia bewails her fathers treachery and her own predicament. Fulvia sings that it is not she who speaks, but her grief.

[Thrax1982]

The line:

'che delirar mi fa'

Makes me think that Gluck comes closer to the text, there isn't nearly enough madness in other versions.

[Thrax1982]

Here's another setting of this text.

I had previously not even heard of this composer.

/watch?v=LPUIo_XbPa0

Some nice dramatic and orchestral effects there.

[thebarroque]

Hey Thrax something funny, have you noticed that my two videos and this one you informed, besides to have in common the text, also have in common the video duration, the three of them have 7 minutes and 49 seconds!!!!!

[Thrax1982]

I noticed that but forgot to mention it in my post.

It's all Devil's work no doubt.

We better start praying and preparing for the end.

:P

[thebarroque]

hehehe xD!