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Countertenor John Holiday stars in the aria 'Ah, ch'infelice!' from Antonio Vivaldi's cantata 'Cessate, omai cessate', RV684 [c.1720-1724], performed with the Academy of Ancient Music.

John has quickly established himself as a fast-rising singer to watch and “one of the finest countertenors of his generation” (Los Angeles Times). His voice has been praised as “a thing of astonishing beauty” (New Yorker), “arrestingly powerful, secure and dramatically high” (Wall Street Journal), “exceptional [and] strong...even in its highest range” (The New York Times) and “timeless”(Washington Post). Here he sings one of Vivaldi's most magnificent yet under-appreciated arias, depicting a shepherd weeping over his lost love, the pizzicato strings suggesting tears landing on the strings of his lyre.

'AH, CH'INFELICE'
'Ah, ch'infelice sempre
Me vuol Dorilla ingrata,
Ah sempre piú spietata,
Mi stringe à lagrimar.
Spietata, mi stringe à lagrimar

Per me non v'è ristoro
Per me non v'è speme.
E il fier martoro e le mie pene
Solo la morte può consolar.'

'Oh, how for ever unhappy
Ungrateful Dorilla wishes me
Oh, ever more merciless
She brings me to tears
Merciless, she brings me to tears

For me, there is no relief
For me, there is no hope
And the cruel torment and my sorrow
Only death can console.'

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ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC
Countertenor: John Holiday

Recorded & filmed at Temple Church, Inner Temple, London, by kind permission of the Master, May 2019
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Video director: Jessie Rodger
Video editing: Jessie Rodger
Music producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording engineer: Dave Rowell

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