Christoph Willibald Gluck Addio o miei sospiri Orfeo ed Euridice (1762)

Esme Bronwen Smith, accompanied by Juliane Gallant, sings Orpheus s aria from Gluck s opera at HGO s 2020 concert. Orfeo is inspired by Amor, the goddess of love, to cast aside his grief and to rescue his beloved Euridice from the underworld. Addio, addio, o miei sospiri, Han speme i miei desiri; Per lei soffrir vo tutto, Ed ogni duolo sfidar. Veder ben vogl io l inferno, I figli d Orco vincer, Quei tutti superar Farewell, farewell, my sighs, Now my desires have hope: For her I will suffer everything, And challenge every sorrow. I will willingly visit Hell To defeat the sons of its god, And overcome them all