Vile se mi dai vita - Marijana Mijanovic - Radamisto LIVE 2004 - Handel

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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Vile se mi dai vita,
Vile s mi dai morte,
Vedrai che l'Alma forte
Sempre ti sprezzerà:

Empio, non ai sì ardita
La destra senza gloria:
Compisci la vittoria
Con atto di viltà.
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Whether, vile Man, you give me
Live or Death,
you'll always see my resolute Soul
despis you.

That your Valour
be rewarded with Glory,
crown your Victory
with this infamous Deed.
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