Dopo Notte - Vivica Genaux LIVE - Ariodante - Handel

LIVE in Lyon, France 5th dec 2008
with Concerto Köln



VIVIVCA GENAUX - Mezzosoprano
G.F. Handel - Ariodante


Aria of ARIODANTE
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Dopo notte, atra e funesta,
splende in Ciel più vago il sole,
e di gioia empie la terra.

Mentre in orrida tempesta
il mio legno è quasi assorto,
giunge in porto,
e'l lido afferra.
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After black and gloomy night
the sun shines more radiantly in the sky
and fills the earth with joy.

Whereas in the fearful tempest
my barque was almost enguelfed,
now it has entered harbour
and reached the shore.
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I've uploaded from this concert

- Dopo Notte (THANK YOU VIVICA)
1st version
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cMW6JWCwvxM
encore version by wienerfr:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BRk-TbaXTQA

- Sta nell'Ircana
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4AUXsFmXWKM

- L'angue offeso
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hLeC_xQun6c

- Cara speme
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ouDX1XtN-ik
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Website of Vivica Genaux:
http://vivicagenaux.com/

Website of Concerto Köln:
http://www.concerto-koln.com/concerts_calender.php?main=concerts&sub=&...
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Music

[Genauxbr]

She will sing in BRAZIL ! OMG I can't wait to see her ! Her second concert will be in my birthday....what a gift from heaven !

[Gudrun74]

Genauxbr, very nice nickname :-)

I envy you, I'd love to hear this baroque concert again, I read she'll sing "Dopo Notte" and the legendary "Qual Guerriero" on her tour. I'm an incurable Vivica-victim, last year I travelled 8x after her. Unfortunately Brazil is too far for my time&money budget. ENJOY the concert!

[guiradobrasil]

Hello Gudrun74. I'm a great Vivica fan. It's always been a pleasure to watch your videos and I could never imagine one day I would be able see her live, that day happened when she came to Brazil. I travelled 1.000 km to see her! I got a seat on the first row, at her feet!!! It was amazing. The program they released on the press did not contain dopo notte, much to my disappointment, but when I got the Concert Program at the concert hall, I saw she would sing it, I cannot describe the joy I felt

[Gudrun74]

Guiradobrasil, I know exactly that feeling. In this concert in Lyon, it hadn't been announced neither beforehand, then I arrived, opened the program and read: Dopo Notte! Almost fainted, really, I physically shivered during a couple of minutes only thinking(!) of it. Lucky you that you got that seat :-)

[KozenaFan]

Okay, Gudrun, you've convinced me. This live performance leaves Dame Janet's 1972 studio recording in the dust. I can't even imagine how exciting it must've been to be there.

[Gudrun74]

Her da capo is revolutionary! And Dopo Notte Handel's greatest aria.

[Crindoro]

Brava!! Vivica is the only performer who has been able to fully reconcile the demands for authoritative virtuoso singing with the joyous nature of this aria, and this is a live rec! there are no safety nets in her interpretation of this treacherous aria and she displays all the confidence necessary in order to take the measure of this wonderful aria.

[GoBogi]

This is one of the most rediculously ornamented da capo's I've ever heard (rediculous being good in this instance).

Wow, just wow.

"Revolutionary" almost sounds disingenuous. We must invent a word to descibe this!

[wichmannsburg]

Best version on youtube. Overwhelming !

[bf2019]

@harpsinth Thanks Harpsinth: to Vivica & all I Totally apologize: how do I know the situation maybe it was Cold there, like Biondi & the Cathedral...what do I know?.Frankly I am clear that this is, in my opinion the finest recording of the Dopo Notte in existence. Perhaps the Green Jacket is part of a cause for some of the finest Singing of all Time. I know Nothing! My comments were nonsense reactions going on in my own mind...please let them to be ground to dust...I simple Grouvle here. Thanks

[harpsinth]

@bf2019

Sorry about my early comment. I swear I did not want to be unpolished with her -

she sings wonderful and the dressing really can´t tell nothing about a person.

Acctually I really prefer to post less "dangerous" comments. Hug and peace.

Luiz / harpsichordist.

[bf2019]

@harpsinth Please forgive me Vivica....

All your shiny fabric gowns & jackets are fine, lovely, your White blouse with frills is lovely,

but please....best to leave the jackets like this green one behind....

[SDCmorg]

There's nothing quite like listening to Vivica Genaux do baroque virtuoso arias. She's bloody brilliant! :oD

[Crwthy]

Pure excitement!!  Brilliant!!

[jerlatti]

@Genauxbr you are very lucky :-)

[CountertenorJ]

Ya know it's something when it's over all you can do is shake your head and say, "That was just stupid" and somehow mean that in the highest praise.

[CabiriaSings]

BEST DA CAPO EVER EVER EVER!!! Thrilling, from start to finish.