What the master himself called his best aria!!

From M. MIJANOVIC´s first SENESINO role in Zurich:
RADAMISTO, March 2004

It is the Dec 1720 / Jan 1721 version, in which G.F. Handel passed the role of Radamisto from soprano M. Durastanti to alto-castrato Senesino!

Sorry for poor audio quality, unfortunately only 2 arias are professionally recorded - on MM's "affetti barocchi" CD

William Christie, La Scintilla
Marijana Mijanovic (Radamisto)
Liliana Nikiteanu (Zenobia)
Malin Hartelius (Polissena)
Rolf Haunstein (Farasmane)
Isabel Rey (Tigrane)
Elizabeth Rae Magnuson (Fraarte)
Reinhard Mayr (Tiridate)



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Ombra cara di mia sposa,
deh, riposa
e lieta aspetta
la vendetta che farò.

E poi tosto, ove tu stai
mi vedrai
venire a volo
e fedel t'abraccerò
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Dear shade of my wife,
ah, be at peace
and joyfully await
the revenge I shall take.

Then soon after, you will see me
hastening to you
wherever you are,
and, ever faithful, I shall embrace you.
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