Se potessero i sospir' miei
"Se potessero i sospir' miei" is an aria sung by the character Tirinto (English: Tirinthus) in the opera Imeneo (English: Hymeneus)[1] by Georg Friedrich Händel. The author of the libretto is unknown. The role was first created by Giovanni Battista Andreoni[2].
Imeneo | |
---|---|
Dramma per musica, Serenata by Georg Friedrich Händel | |
Translation | Hymeneus |
Librettist | anonymous, after Silvio Stampiglia |
Language | Italian |
Based on | Imeneo by Silvio Stampiglia |
Premiere | 22 November 1740 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London |
The aria appears on the following album:
Year | Album | Ensemble | Conductor |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | The Händel Album | Ensemble Artaserse | Philippe Jaroussky |
It was part of the following concert programs:
Year | Concert program | Ensemble | Conductor |
---|---|---|---|
Libretto
from Imeneo, HWV 41
Georg Friedrich Händel (music), anonymous, after Silvio Stampiglia (words)
Se potessero i sospir’ miei |
Ancient Italian | |
Se potessero i sospir miei |
Historic poetic translation | |
Had but my Sighs the Pow'r to swell |
Context
The aria is set at the beginning of Act I, closing Scene I. The location is a pleasant garden in Athens, where Tirinto (Tirinthus) shares his grief upon the loss of Rosemene with Argenius. Rosmene, a virgin of goddess Ceres, has fallen into the hands of barbaric pirates.
Manuscripts and sheet music
- Sheet Music (Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft Leipzig)
"Imeneo, Georg Friedrich Händel". IMSLP. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- Libretto:
Handel, George Friderick (1742). Hymen. A serenata. Compos'd by Mr. Handel. Ital. & Eng. British Library: G. Faulkner.
References
- ↑ "Imeneo". Wikipedia. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Giovanni Battista Andreoni". Wikipedia. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Handel, George Friderick (1742). Hymen. A serenata. Compos'd by Mr. Handel. Ital. & Eng. British Library: G. Faulkner.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Imeneo, Georg Friedrich Händel". IMSLP. Retrieved October 3, 2021.