Lascia Chio Pianga ( Composer Soprano Julia Lezhneva)

Lascia Ch io Pianga is an Italianlanguage soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel that has become one of his most recognized concert pieces among all his work. Numerous awardwinning and internationally recognized Julia Mikhaylovna Lezhneva is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, specializing in soprano and coloratura mezzosoprano material of the 18th and early 19th century. Her performance can be seen here: Silk is a film adaptation of Italian author Alessandro Baricco s 1996 novel of the same name. Directed by Canadian director, François Girard, starring Michael Pitt, Sei Ashina, and Keira Knightley. Lascia ch io pianga Mia cruda sorte, E che sospiri La libertà. Il duolo infranga Queste ritorte, De miei martiri Sol per pietà. English Translation Let me weep My cruel fate, And that I should have freedom. The