 | Crude Furie - Serse - M.C. Chappuis - LIVE with Il Giardino Armonico Marie-Claude Chappuis - Mezzosoprano Dir. Giovanni Antonini - Il Giardino Armonico Live from Fribourg/Freiburg, CH 1st of July 2007 Festival du Lied Program of this concert on the bottom of this page: http://www.festivaldulied.ch/2007/aktuelld.htm#melodram Homepage of M.C. Chappuis: http://www.chappuis-mezzo.ch/kalender.htm *Thanks to plmplp for sending me the mp3* G.F. Handel: Serse (1738) Opera in 3 acts, HWV 40 *********************** Crude furie degl' orridi abissi, aspergetemi d'atro veleno! Crolli il mondo, e 'l sole s'eclissi a quest'ira, che spira il mio seno! *********************** Oh savage Furies from the hideous abysses, Smother me with your venom! May the world cave in and the sun be eclipsed by my ire, And may my brast finally meet its end! *********************** |
 | Serse: Ombra mai fu Paula Rasmussen sings "Ombra mai fu" in modern setting of Handel's 'Serse'. 'Maldito Candelabro' Un blog para hablar de la opera en el Peru y el mundo http://operaperu.blogspot.com |
 | "Sì, la voglio e l'otterò!" (Hallenberg, Rasmussen, "Serse") From Handel's serio-comic opera, "Serse": Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg gives a heartfelt, sympathetic performance as Arsamene, downtrodden brother of tyrannical King Serse (American mezzo-soprano Paula Rasmussen). Told by Serse that Romilda (Arsamene's true beloved, unknown to Serse) has accepted his offer to be his queen, and that he (Arsamene) can now marry "the woman he really loves", Atalanta (Romilda's scheming sister), the frustrated Arsamene responds to these surprising developments with this aria of anger and frustration - "I want her, and I shall have her!". Watch and hear a remarkable rendition of this aria by Hallenberg. With Christophe Rousset directing Les Talens Lyriques. From the Dresden Musikfestspiele 2000. If you like this, go buy the video and get the complete opera! Also check out "Io le diro che l'amo"/"Tu le dirai che l'ami" - both parts included in just one video clip; and "Per rendermi beato", "Crude furie", Duetto:"Troppo oltraggi" and "Ombra mai fu". |
 | David Daniels - Ombra mai fu - Xerxes - Handel David Daniels, American countertenor, sings "Ombra mai fu" from Xerxes by Handel. Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997. |
 | "Io le diro"/"Tu le dirai" (Rasmussen, Hallenberg, "Serse") From Handel's serio-comic opera, "Serse": American mezzo-soprano Paula Rasmussen as King Serse sings "Io le diro che l'amo" (I'll tell her that I love her [myself]) followed by Arsamene (Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg) singing "Tu le dirai che l'ami" (You'll tell her that you love her). Arsamene is Serse's put-upon brother, Arsamene. Serse has ordered Arsamene to inform Romilda of Serse's plans to wed her, but Arsamene balks, because unknown to Serse, Arsamene is actually Romilda's true love. The King can not be disappointed or displeased, however. Serse then tells Arsamene he'll just have to tell Romilda himself ("Io le diro"). When Serse leaves, Arsamene expresses his certainty that Romilda will reject Serse's offer to her to be his queen ("Tu le dirai"). Recitative and arias. With Christophe Rousset directing Les Talens Lyriques. From Dresden Musikfestspiele 2000. If you like this, go buy the video and get the complete opera! Also see "Per rendermi beato", "Crude furie", Duetto: "Troppo oltraggi", "Sì, la voglio e l'otterò!" and "Ombra mai fu". |
 | Crude Furie - Serse - J. Malafronte Judith Malafronte - Mezzosoprano Dir. Nicholas McGegan G.F. Handel: Serse (1738) Opera in 3 acts, HWV 40 Aria of SERSE *********************** Crude furie degl' orridi abissi, aspergetemi d'atro veleno! Crolli il mondo, e 'l sole s'eclissi a quest'ira, che spira il mio seno! *********************** Oh savage Furies from the hideous abysses, Smother me with your venom! May the world cave in and the sun be eclipsed by my ire, And may my brast finally meet its end! *********************** From the CD Serse, 1998, Conifer Records Ltd. |
 | Piotr Kusiewicz "Crude furie" (Handel) Piotr Kusiewicz sings breathtaking Xerxes' aria "Crude furie degl'orridi abissi" from George Frideric Handel's Serse. Piotr Kusiewicz - tenor Warsaw Soloists Concerto Avenna Andrzej Mysinski - artistic leadership http://www.kusiewicz.pl/ |
 | "Del ciel d'amore sorte..." (Marcello Lippi, "Serse") From Handel's serio-comic opera, "Serse": Italian bass Marcello Lippi sings Ariodate's aria in which he rejoices at what he mistakenly thinks King Serse (American mezzo-soprano Paula Rasmussen) has just told him. |
 | Piotr Kusiewicz "Se bramate d'amar" (Handel) George Frideric Handel's "Serse" : "Se bramate d'amar, chi vi sdegna" (Xerxes' aria, act II) Piotr Kusiewicz - tenor Concerto Avenna Andrzej Mysiński - leadership |
 | Handel - Serse "Ombra mai fu" - Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson "Ombra mai fu" from Serse/Xerxes, HWV40 by George Frideric Handel Libretto: ?; After Silvio Stampiglia, 1694, from Niccolo Minato, 1654 Composed: 26 December 1737 - 14 February 1738 http://www.haendel.it/composizioni/libretti/pdf/serse.pdf http://www.librettidopera.it/serse/serse.html Score (without the recitative): http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/e/e3/Han-omb.pdf Premiere: 15 April 1738: London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (5 performances to 2 May) Premiere Cast: (Conductor: - ) Serse (soprano castrato): Gaetano Majorano (Caffarelli) Arsamene (alto): Maria Antonia Marchesini (La Lucchesina) Amastre (contralto): Antonia Maria Merighi Romilda (soprano): Elisabeth Duparc (La Francesina) Atalanta (soprano): Margherita Chimenti (La Droghierina) Ariodate (bass): Antonio Montagnana Elviro (bass): Antonio Lottini In this recording: Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment Conductor: Harry Bicket Label: AVIE Records Recorded: 24, 26 August 2003, Blackheath Concert Halls, London (Theodora and Serse) A review on this recording: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/July04/Handel_Lieberson.htm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Serse (Xerxes, HWV40) is an opera seria by George Frideric Handel. The libretto is adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia for an earlier opera of the same name by Giovanni Bononcini. Stampiglia's libretto was itself based on one by Nicolò Minato that was set by Francesco Cavalli in 1654. Serse is considered Handel's most Mozartian opera, and one of his finest. Passion is mixed with farce and satire; the folly of human nature is exposed but never ridiculed. The opera is set in Persia in 480 BC and is very loosely based upon Xerxes I of Persia, though there is little in either the libretto or music that is relevant to that setting. Xerxes is a pants role; that is, it is a male role played by a mezzo-soprano.The opening aria, "Ombra mai fu", sung by Xerxes to a tree (Platanus orientalis), is set to one of Handel's best-known melodies, and is often played in an orchestral arrangement, known as Handel's "largo" (despite being marked "larghetto" in the score). The opera was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19th century, however, the aria was rediscovered and became one of Handel's best-known pieces. It has often been arranged for other instruments, including solo organ, solo piano, violin and piano, and groups of strings, often with the full title "Largo from Xerxes." Handel adapted the aria from the setting by Bononcini who, in turn, adapted it from the setting by Francesco Cavalli. All three composers had produced settings of the same opera libretto by Niccolò Minato. Original text: Ombra mai fu di vegetabile, cara ed amabile, soave più. Translation: Never was there made a shade of a plant dear and loving, or more gentle. |
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