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Ambroise Thomas
HAMLET
Ophélie's Mad scene part II: Pâle et Blonde

Hamlet - Simon Keenlyside
Ophélie - Marlis Petersen (replacing ill Natalie Dessay)
Claudius - James Morris
Gertrude - Jennifer Larmore
Laerte - Toby Spence
Polonius - Maxim Mikhailov
Horatio - Liam Bonner
Marcellus - Matthew Plenk
Ghost - David Pittsinger
Gravedigger - Richard Bernstein
Gravedigger - Mark Schowalter
Player King - Peter Richards
Player Queen - Joshua Wynter
Player Villain - Christian Rozakis

Conductor: Louis Langrée
Directors: Patrice Caurier & Moshe Leiser

Metropolitan Opera
March 27, 2010 Matinee
Simulcast

Libretto:

OPHÉLIE

Et maintenant écoutez ma chanson!

Pâle et blonde
Dort sous l'eau profonde
La Willis au regard de feu!
Que Dieu garde
Celui qui s'attarde
Dans la nuit au bord du lac bleu!
Heureuse l'épouse
Aux bras de l'époux!
Mon âme est jalouse
D'un bonheur si doux!
Nymphe au regard de feu,
Hélas! tu dors sous les eaux du lac bleu!
Ah!... ¡Ah!... ¡Ah!...
La la la la!
La la la la!
Ah!... etc.

La sirène
Passe et vous entraîne
Sous l'azur du lac endormi.
L'air se voile,
Adieu! blanche étoile!
Adieu ciel, adieu doux ami!
Heureuse l'épouse
Aux bras de l'époux!
Mon âme est jalouse
D'un bonheur si doux!
Sous les flots endormis, ah!
Pour toujours, adieu, mon doux ami!
Ah!... Ah!... Ah!...
La la la la, etc.
Ah! cher époux! Ah! cher amant!
Ah!... Ah!... Ah!...
Doux aveu! Ah! tendre serment!
Bonheur suprême!
Ah! cruel! Je t'aime!
Ah!... Ah!... Ah!...
Ah! cruel, tu vois mes pleurs! Ah!
Pour toi je meurs!
Ah!... Ah!... Ah!... je meurs!

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  • Difficult to hear/watch this when we have heard Dessay singing it first! But it's a difficult aria, so good job anyway.

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  • She has such a tall, pretty frame. Looks nice on stage!

  • waw !!!!! amazing ! absolutely breath-taking

  • Ew, that blood splattered

  • @podkivanok

    I do agree!i think the disgusting life is part of life and life is the source of art!

  • @lililisten

    Yes, I am sure that naturalism is inappropriate in art and especially in the opera. Art is something more than simple copy of disgusting life.

  • @podkivanok

    the scene is disgusting????

    Have you ever seen someone is mad ''beautifully''?

  • the singing is ok, but the scene is disgusting

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