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Maayan Licht - Nel gia bramoso petto| Ifigenia in Aulide| Porpora
Sopranista Maayan Licht performs the lead role of Achille in Porpora’s opera Ifigenia in Aulide, originally written for the famous castrato Farinelli by his vocal teacher and composer, Porpora. This performance is part of the Bayreuth Baroque Festival 2024.
Conductor: Christophe Rousset, Stage director: Mad Emanuel Cencic, Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques, A production of Parnassus Arts Productions, Margravial opera house.
- Nel già bramoso petto,
- quel volto sdegnosetto,
- lasciato ha un non so che,
- quest’ alma ov’ ei non è,
- langue d’affanno.
English translation:
- This proud face has left I know not what in my languishing breast;
- My soul will suffer the pains of unrequited love if I cannot be close to her.
It seemed to me I saw, in those loving little stars, a beguiling glance, but one without deceit: