George Frideric Händel (1685 † 1759)
Opera Radamisto, HWV12a
First performance in London at King's Theatre, Haymarket in 27 April 1720.
Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym
Aria "Ombra cara"
Ombra cara di mia sposa,
deh! riposa,
e, lieta, aspetta la vendetta che farò!
E poi, tosto, ove tu stai,
mi vedrai
venir a volo
e, fedel, t'abbraccerò.
Performed:
Philippe Jaroussky, (countertenor)
Violins I: Alessandro Tampieri (solo), Petr Ruzicka, Daniela Nuzzoli
Violins II: Raul Orellana (solo), Giorgia Simbula
Viola: Marco Massera
Violoncello: Emilia Gliozzi
Double bass: Guillaume Arrignon
Harpsichord: Yoko Nakamura
Theorbo: Claire Antonini
Ensemble Artaserse
Exquisitely sublime.
TemplarLeonem 2 weeks ago
Nos regaló esta hermosura en el Liceu, anoche. Las lágrimas me llevaron a lo más alto de la emoción estética. Gracias, Philippe!
reinadegrillos 2 months ago
Yes...one can only be humbled by such a display of beauty and genius...
roman1akid 2 years ago
O God...so beautiful...such passion! This aria of Handel is so sublime and so profound that it is as if the celestial angels were singing heavenly melodies from the spheres. How well Handel understood our hearts! Such inspiration...
roman1akid 2 years ago