Antonio Vivaldi: Sento in seno from Il Giustino, RV 717 – Nathalie Stutzmann, Orfeo 55

Sento in seno from Il Giustino, RV 717 (1724) by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Orfeo 55

Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto and conductor

 

Sento in seno ch’in pioggia di lagrime

si dilegua l’amante mio cor.

Ma, mio core tralascia di piangere,

ch’il tuo pianto non scema il dolor.

 

I feel as if tears were raining down,

dissolving my loving heart.

But, my heart, cease weeping;

for tears will not lessen the grief.

CD available from Deutsche Grammophon: https://nathaliestutzmann.com/prima-d…

The video incorporates photographs of the Rain Room, a 2012 experiential artwork by Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass for Random International, which found its first permanent installation in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Room