Odyssey Opera presents: Adoniram's aria, "Inspirez-moi, race divine"

LA REINE DE SABA (THE QUEEN OF SHEBA)
By Charles Gounod
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
UNITED STATES PREMIERE
Presented in concert
September 22, 2018
NEC's Jordan Hall

Balkis, Queen of Sheba Kara Shay Thomson
Adoniram Dominick Chenes
King Soliman Kevin Thompson
Benoni Michelle Trainor
Amrou Matthew DiBattista
Phanor David Kravitz
Methousael/Sadoc David Salsbery Fry
Sarahil Katherine Maysek

Act I aria, "Inspirez-moi, race divine" excerpt
Dominick Chenes, tenor

TRANSLATION:
Inspire me!
Noble forefathers, divine race
Inspire me!
According to my delirious dream
I want to leave mankind
A work worthy to admire,
This basin with powerful contours,
The Brazen Sea!
In the sand already molded,
Let her be there in a single stream!
And you the sons of Tubal-Kain,
Ignite my genius and lead my hand!
Inspire me, divine race!
Nobel forefathers in whom I trust!
Powerful masters, whom I can sense
Inspire me, noble forefathers, divine race
Inspire me, inspire me!