Eva Mei: Son queste le speranze, Salieri (Axur re d'Ormus)

Antonio Salieri: "Axur re d'Ormus" (1788)
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte after Beaumarchais.

Aspasia's aria

Son queste le speranze
che il misero mio sposo
di pace, di riposo,
di gioia aveva per me?

Dopo i sudor ch'ei sparse,
dopo i sofferti affanni,
crudel, tu lo condanni
a lagrimar per te?

Morte, pietosa morte,
dà fine al mio dolor;
in braccio all'empia sorte
non mi lasciare ancor.

One of the most popular arias of late 18th century.
"Axur" was an Italian adaption of his earlier French opera "Tarare"

Conductor: René Clemencic
Live recording (1990)

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• opera
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• soprano

[Falstaff85]

this is clearly a live recording. I know eva mei can sing better than this.

Still, at least SOMEONE is doing Salieri operas live (I don't think bartoli has done this. Correct me if I'm wrong)

[Thrax1982]

I've heard that Bartoli really wants (or wanted) to sing Rinaldo in Salieri's Armida.

Apparently even she is not enough to get Salieri opera staged somewhere :)

[LifeJuice90]

It is a shame this is the only recording you can purchase of the opera. I wish I was good friends with the metropolitan opera I would have Levine do a full out dvd/cd of it in dolby 5.1 surround sound.

[Thrax1982]

If I was a millionaire I would commission good recordings of many operas that have caught my interest. Sadly I'm no millionaire, quite the opposite as a matter of fact :P

My choice for this opera would probably be Rousset and his band, he has experience with both classical opera and Salieri.

[catman351]

I love this song.  From what I gather, it was a very popular tune in its day. It brought down the house!

[demravager]

despite what some may say of Salieri, he's still a million times more talented than today's pop musicians

[techstepman]

wow thanks ive been searching for this i first saw the amadeus movie(it was at the start of the movie)...i must be searching it for 18 years!

[catman351]

@jeepster02

Why thank you, signore!

[jeepster02]

@catman351 You Sir, are a very funny man!

[kellyb4]

It's very frustrating that I cannot find a single good recording of this particular aria. This one just doesn't do it for me. Very frustrating indeed!

[udayanchandra]

"Can you not recall no melody of mine ! I was the greatest composer in Europe, I wrote 40 Operas alone!" Salieri to the Priest in the film 1984 Amadeus.

[puddinpop12228]

@jnetusil She wasn't I'm saying this voice is more underwhelming than the voice in the movie.

[dancingrl5678]

what is the NAME of this song!!!! i cant find it with the title of this video

[zliminator]

@Falstaff85 So then she sings better dead?

[nicksum29]

There are many, many, MANY fine operas by this man - some of which are far greater than some of his contemporaries - even The Holy One (who shall not be named)

[revengejeffrey21]

Wow, I love the Last Part. When the Soprano stirkes the high note.