Se mai senti spirarti sul volto

This is one of the greatest arias of the 18th century. But the tempo here is obscenely fast, in my humble oppinion this should be taken as slowly as the singer's capabilities allow. This aria is the representation of dying breath leaving the body. I think Bartoli's version for example is more than 11 minutes long. This one here is by far the fastest out of those I've heard and as a result it almost manages to sound like an ordinary aria from that period.

Wonderful! A lot of charm and elegance... No wonder that I like Kožená very much...