"Lascia Ch'io Pianga" means "let me weep" in Italian. I love this wonderful piece of Opera. And I have been very impressed of knowing the history in relation to opera singers at that time. They were castrated people. Many children were castrated to get profit to improve economy familiar in Europe.
A "castrato" is a special type of classical male singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. They existed in some chorus vatican yet until the twentieth century arrived. this was forbidden in Germany. The Church forbade Catholics to marry persons who were castratos.
My favorite singer for this piece is the Italian Cecilia Bartoli.
There is an interesting movie about famous castrato Farinelli. I am a posting a piece of Farinelli movie.
"Lascia Ch'io Pianga" is a soprano aria composed by Baroque composer George Frideric Handel and most famously included in his score for the opera "Rinaldo".
ReplyDelete"Lascia Ch'io Pianga" means "let me weep" in Italian. I love this wonderful piece of opera. And I have been very impressed BY the history in relation to opera singers at that time. They were castrated people (better: men). Many children were castrated FOR profit in Europe, to improve A familY'S FORTUNES.
A "castrato" is a special type of classical male singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. They existed in some VATICAN chorusES [] until the twentieth century arrived. This was forbidden in Germany. The Church forbade Catholics to marry persons who were castratos.
My favorite singer for this piece is the Italian Cecilia Bartoli.
There is an interesting movie about THE famous castrato Farinelli. I am a posting a piece of THE Farinelli movie.
Wow, that's disturbing history. But the aria is beautiful.
Thank you Matthew. Having spent three years in England, Farinelli, set out for Spain in 1734. He is part of our history.
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