Markus Schäfer: Tu, sprezzator di morte; Hasse (Attilio Regolo)

Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783)

'Attilio Regolo' (1750)
Dramma per musica in 3 acts

Libretto: Pietro Metastasio
(Casanova writes that when he asked Metastasio
which of his works was his favourite the poet named
'Attilio Regolo', but added that this doesn't mean that
it is the best one)

Manlio's aria (Act I)

Tu, sprezzator di morte,
dai per la patria il sangue;
ma il figlio suo più forte
perde la patria in te.

Se te domandi esangue,
molto da lei domandi:
d'anime così grandi
prodigo il Ciel non è.

Stereo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymeEavh-ps&fmt=18

Picture used:
Angelo Amorevoli as Manlio in Dresden in 1750.

The sound quality is rather horrible and unstable,
so don't expect many uploads from this opera.

Conductor: Frieder Bernius
Cappella Sagittariana

Live recording (1997)

Playlist with other clips from this work:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=57C542D8325C9A4D

Category:

Music

Tags:

• hasse
• regolo
• schafer
• bernius
• opera
• seria
• metastasio
• tenor