LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (1835)
Drammatico tragico in 3 acts by G. Donizetti.

Above is the aria 'Regnava nel silenzio' where Lucia recounts a gloomy and mysterious memory (see the libretto lower in this decription).

This performance took place in the Palacio de Bellas Artes of Mexico City (Mexico) on the eve of June 10th, 1952. Conducting was Guido Picco with the Orquesta e Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

[LIBRETTO]
ENGLISH:
Enveloped in silence,
deep and dark, reigned the night...
A pale ray of light from the watery moon
shone on the fountain,
when what seemed a low sigh
borne by the breeze wafted towards me.
And there on the fountain's edge
the spectre appeared to me! Ah!

I could see her lips moving
as if speaking
and with her lifeless hand
she seemed to call me.
For a moment she stood there motionless,
then she vanished all at once,
and the water earlier so limpid,
had grown red, as if with blood.

ITALIAN:
Regnava nel silenzio
Alta la notte e bruna...
Colpìa la fonte un pallido
Raggio di tetra luna...
Quando sommesso un gemito
Fra l’aure udir si fe’,
Ed ecco su quel margine
L’ombra mostrarsi a me!

Qual di chi parla muoversi
Il labbro suo vedea,
E con la mano esanime
Chiamarmi a sé parea.
Stette un momento immobile
Poi ratta dileguò,
E l’onda pria sì limpida,
Di sangue rosseggiò!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the content shared on this channel and nor do I pretend to. All content is used under the permit of 'fair use'. All rights belong to their respective owners.

свернуть