Ainhoa Garmendia: Dunque di me...Ah si resti... Onor mi sgrida, JC Bach (Temistocle)

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

'Temistocle' (1772)
Dramma per musica in 3 acts

Libretto: Pietro Metastasio, revised by Mattia Verazi

Aspasia's aria (Act III)

Dunque di me più forte il germano sarà?
Forse non scorre l'istesso sangue in queste vene?
Anch'io di Temistocle nacqui. Ah sì:
rendiamo gli ultimi a lui pietosi uffici.
In queste braccia riposi allor che spira.
Imprima sù la gelida mano i baci estremi
l'orfana figlia, e baidi sua man chiudendo
que' moribondi lumi...
Ah qual funesta fiera imagine é questa!
Ohimé qual gelo mi ricerca ogni fibra!
Andar vorrei; e vorrei rimaner...
D'orrore agghiaccio; avvampo di rossor.
Sento in un punto e lo sprone, ed il fren.
Mi struggo in pianto: nulla risolvo;
e perdo il padre intanto.

Ah si resti... Onor mi sgrida.
Ah si vada... Il pié non osa.
Che vicenda tormentosa
di coraggio, e di viltà!

Cangi, o stelle, il fato mio,
cangi, oh Dio! per me d'aspetto.
Abbastanza io fui l'oggetto
della vostra crudeltà.

Stereo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAMCZafh_s&fmt=18

Conductor: Christophe Rousset
Les Talens Lyriques

Live recording (2005)

Playlist with other clips from this opera:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1A32BAA146F92A2C

Category:

Music

Tags:

• johann
• christian
• bach
• temistocle
• garmendia
• rousset
• opera
• seria
• metastasio
• soprano

[amandachocolat]

Thrax, please, what is this painting? It's beautiful... I've never seen it before.

[Thrax1982]

Detail from Bouguereau's 'Biblis'

[philomelodia]

Extremely beautiful. Thanks for sharing, accident or no, I truly enjoyed it. What can you tell me about the singer?

[Thrax1982]

Young Spanish (Basque) soprano, not much more I can say...

I'm glad you all liked it, I wouldn't say that it's my favourite aria from this opera but then again, I have a rather peculiar taste :D

[Eushayson]

This is some very good music. JC was a true master; it's a shame his works are not more popular. Thanks, Thrax.

[armycasa]

I have this opera on CD (same production). It's a splendid opera. On the other hand, this not surprise me at all cause JC Bach is one of the greatest opera composer of the 18th century and one of my favourite ones. I have a lot of his operas but unfortunately there are very few and all biggest labels and artistic directors and theater directors do not pay enough attention to this compose as it shld be done. This aria i sreally splendid! Bravo for uploading it

[AntoniettaChines1222]

That's very nice!

[BarbaraPloyer333]

This rocks, dude!!! JC Bach was just brilliant- just like his good ol' dad...

[Elaguine81]

Vraiment magnifique......

Merci.

[Thrax1982]

Hehe, the video is getting a lot of "empty" views so I made it private for a while to calm things down. But I still allowed friends to watch it. It seems it sent out messages to everyone in that list.

Useful thing to know.