“Qui la voce…” I Puritani - Ruth Ann Swenson 1993

Qui la voce sua soave
mi chiamava...e poi sparì.
Qui giurava esser fedele,
qui il giurava,
E poi crudele, mi fuggì!
Ah, mai più qui assorti insieme
nella gioia dei sospir.
Ah, rendetemi la speme,
o lasciate, lasciatemi morir.
Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna!
Tutto tace intorno intorno;
finchè spunti in cielo il giorno,
vien, ti posa sul mio cor!
Deh!, t'affretta, o Arturo mio,
riedi, o caro, alla tua Elvira:
essa piange e ti sospira,
vien, o caro, all'amore, ecc.
Finally another one of the videos I'd been hoping to re-encounter is here!

[@fulvioarborio9578]

Just watching her face when she finishes makes me understand everything: the pleasure, astonishment, pure joy, she was in awe of beauty, beauty of music, beauty of her own voice, but not like "I made it", more like something metaphisical, the miracle of the Human voice that can go beyond time and space likewise her Eflat goes over the orchestra, filling up the hall

[@giorgiocardosi3303]

totally right !

[@JoanBette]

After seeing this performance I fell in love with Ms. Swenson’s voice and went out and bought her new (at the time) CD and listened to it on repeat for years. This was first rate singing in a class and style of Joan Sutherland.

[@imadude8075]

Saw her in 2 Lucias at the Met before they lost their minds. Amazing!

[@joshuavandyne7334]

I have always loved Ruthann Swenson’s beautiful coloratura and thoroughly enjoyed her performance of Lucia at the Met and Violeta at SF Opera.

[@user-wo5oc8cw8z]

Amazing,she made it sound so easy,sound and color soft

[@isaballaserrano4991]

Maravilhosa ❤💯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dgbx6]

Spectacular, and she made it sound so easy.

[@davidramanzini1605]

Sorprendente.

[@vale86301]

Adorabile!!

[@augustosantoro7086]

Tremenda 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@crisha721]

Lovely!

[@arishjohndalivacayabyab5005]

I've been waiting for so long

[@maiamamulashvili315]

🌺🌹🌷🌺🌹🌷💥

[@vincenzoazzarello6447]

E' una delle arie più belle del repertorio belliniano. Forse solo nella Sonnambula c'è di meglio...!

[@harpercraft9354]

7:23: High E Flat

[@carlosnobili9348]

Scherzo d'aprile? ??

[@bosquereforestado-reforest8303]

Che c'e