Dame Joan Sutherland: Handel - Alcina, 'Ah! Mio cor!'

Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. One of the most remarkable female opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by a La Fenice audience in 1960 after a performance of the title role in Handel's Alcina. She possessed a voice of beauty and power, combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "supremely" pinpoint staccatos, a splendid trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics often complained about the imprecision of her diction. Her friend Luciano Pavarotti once called Sutherland the "Voice of the Century"; Montserrat Caballé described the Australian's voice as being like "heaven". Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) in 1962... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Su...


Lyrics & English Translation

Oh, my heart, you are scorned!
Oh, you stars! Oh Heaven!
Sentiment of love!
Betrayer!
I love you so;
how can you leave me alone, in tears?
O Heavens! Why?
But what is Alcina doing complaining?
I am queen, and there is yet time.
He shall stay or die,
suffer eternally, or return to me!


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