from Oannes *

Η άρια κονσέρτου είναι σύνθεση για τραγουδιστή και ορχήστρα, προορισμένη να παρουσιάζεται αυτόνομα στo πλαίσιο μιας συναυλίας ή ενός ρεσιτάλ.
Η κορυφαία αυστρο-αγγλικής καταγωγής σοπράνο Elisabeth Schwarzkopf τραγουδά την έξοχη κονσέρτο άρια “Ch’io mi scordi di te? … Non temer, amato bene” K. 505, του τιμώμενου συνθέτη μας.

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Concert aria is a composition for singer and orchestra, written to be performed autonomously in the context of a concert or a recital.
Prominent Austro-British soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings the splendid concert aria “Ch’io mi scordi di te; … Non temer, amato bene”, K. 505, by our honored composer.

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❝ Ch’io mi scordi di te?
Che a lui mi doni puoi consigliarmi?
E puoi voler che in vita?
Ah no! Sarebbe il viver mio di morte assai peggior.
Venga la morte, intrepida l’attendo.
Ma, ch’io possa struggermi ad altra face,
Ad altr’oggetto donar gl’affeti miei, come tentarlo?
Ah, di dolor morrei!
Non temer, amato bene,
Per te sempre il cor sarà.
Più non reggo a tante pene,
L’alma mia mancando va.
Tu sospiri? O duol funesto!
Pensa almen, che istante è questo!
Non mi posso, oh Dio! spiegar.
Stelle barbare, stelle spietate,
Perché mai tanto rigor?
Alme belle, che vedete
Le mie pene in tal momento,
Dite voi, s’egual tormento
Può soffrir un fido cor? ❞

❝ You ask that I forget you?
You can advise me to give myself to him?
And this while yet I live?
Ah no! My life would be far worse than death!
Let death come, I await it fearlessly.
But how could I attempt to warm myself to another flame,
to lavish my affections on another?
Ah! I should die of grief!
Fear nothing, my beloved,
my heart will always be yours.
I can no longer suffer such distress,
my spirit fails me.
You sigh? O mournful sorrow!
Just think what a moment this is!
O God! I cannot express myself.
Barbarous stars, pitiless stars,
why are you so stern?
Fair souls who see
my sufferings at such a moment,
tell me if a faithful heart
could suffer such torment? ❞

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Enjoy!

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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!