Aisling Miller plays Sacabbadòra by Francesco Morittu
Aisling Miller plays S acabbadòra Francesco Morittu 0:00 I Presagio 1:12 II Sa mazzòcca 3:34 III Sonus e momoria 5:23 IV Danza de is animas bias S acabbadòra is Sardinian for she who ends, but a better translation is woman of death, a common woman acting secretly from religion. The piece tells the tale of a man nearing death. He will soon be visited by the woman of death who frees terminally ill from their suffering According to the legend, there used to be one in each village of Sardinia until about 20 years ago. It was an ageold tradition of euthanasia.
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