Gioachino Rossini - Ermione - "Il tuo dolor ci affretta" (Cecilia Gasdia) - No. 2. Tempo di mezzo & Cabaletta

Here are the two final sections of Ermione's grand scene.

The players are as follows:

Ermione - Cecilia Gasdia,
Oreste - Chris Merritt,
Fenicio - Simone Alaimo,
Cleone - Elisabetta Tandura.

7. 0:00 - 2:37. "Il tuo dolor ci affretta", in effect, a quite long tempo di mezzo. Ermione is joined by her friends and Oreste who wish to console her. The sight of her would-be suitor brings an almost mad thought to the poor woman's mind: she asks Oreste to murder Pirro in the name of his love for her (her bloodthirsty words are accompanied by almost horror-stricken strings). Oreste is at first horrified by what he hears, but at last accepts reluctantly.
8. 2:37 - to the end. "Se a me nemiche, o stelle", a furious allegro replete with enough coloratura to light up the skies is then followed with a very short, pitiful quasi-"cabaletta", as Ermione laments her unhappiness.

And that's the end, hope you enjoyed :)!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rossini
• coloratura
• belcanto
• classical

[stefanventsislav]

Astonishing performance!

Bravo Gasdia!