Joyce DiDonato - Autrefois un roi de Thulé - Marguerite role debut

Joyce DiDonato singing Marguerite's aria "Autrefois un roi de Thulé" from Berlioz La Damnation de Faust.

Conductor: Valery Gergiev
London Symphony Orchestra
Barbican Hall, 22 September

English libretto:

Once there was a king of Thule
Who was faithful until death,
Received, on his fair ones death,
A carved cup of gold.
As it never left him,
In the happiest festivals
Always a light tear
Moistened his eyes.

This prince, at the end of his life,
Bequeathed his towns and his gold,
Except the dear cup
That he still kept in his hand.
He made his barons and peers
Sit at his table,
In the middle of the ancient hall
Of a castle bathed by the sea.

The drinker stands and goes
To an old gilded balcony;
He drinks, and suddenly his hand throws
The sacred vessel into the waves!
The vessel falls; the water bubbles,
Then is calm again.
The old man grows pale and shudders;
He will not drink again.

Once there was a king of Thule
Until death .. he was faithful
Ah!

Category:

Music

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• joyce
• didonato
• marguerite
• la
• damnation
• de
• faust
• berlioz
• barbican

[singinwildflower]

Thanks for including the translation. Lovely.

[ashleyalter1]

Exquisite, sonorous tone. Joyce, you are quickly becoming my favorite mezzo.