Vorrei vendicarmi - Vivica Genaux LIVE - Alcina - Handel

From a radio broadcast,
tx to plmplp for sending me the mp3 :)

LIVE in Paris, Opéra Garnier May/June 2004
Musical direction: John Nelson

Aria of BRADAMANTE
**********
Vorrei vendicarmi
del perfido cor,
amor dammi l armi
mappresta il furor.

Sei barbaro, ingrato,
ver chi per te langue;
ma prendi, spietato,
se vuoi anche il mio sangue.
**********
I long to be avenged
on his faithless heart,
may love give me
weapons and fury.

You are brutal and merciless
towards her who longs for you;
but, merciless man, you may take
even my life if you so wish.
**********

Scene pic is taken from Rinaldo, Innsbruck 2002

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vivica
• Genaux
• vorrei
• vendicarmi
• Alcina

[wienerfr]

Hallo Gudrun74,

Ahhh... That was the very first time I saw Vivica on stage. The beginning of a long series.

[Gudrun74]

Really, you heard her in this??? I'd die for it.

My first time I heard her in Handel/Vivaldi was only 3,5 yrs later as Irene in Bajazet, which turned my life upside down within 10 minutes ("Qual guerriero!!!").

[rayangreene]

Oh my, it's hard to post a comment about that performance. I sure like it : the voice is innately beautiful (not to mention original) and the technique incredible. The vocalises are nothing short of breathtaking and the ornaments delightful. Mijanovic's version is more haunting with her incredibly androgynous voice, but both are amazing. When will those two record a Handle duet album ??? I think the result would be worthwhile. Think about the recitatives they sing together in Bazajet...

[Tigermuc]

It is incredible fast! I heard Sonia Prina live at Munich and prefer that version with Ivor Bolton.