Simone Kermes / A. Caldara: Se vedrai

Simone Kermes, crowned "Queen of Baroque" by Opera News, presents her eagerly awaited follow-up album to her multi-award-winning album Lava. "Colori d'amore" is a collection of rediscovered baroque arias exploring the various facets of love overflowing with poetry, passion and dazzling virtuosity. Thirteen of the fourteen arias on the disc are world-premiere recordings of forgotten arias by Bononcini, Broschi, Caldara, Matteis and Scarlatti and have been carefully researched by Claudio Osele, who already collaborated with the soprano on her previous album Lava.

"Colori d'amore" - Website:
http://lava-music.ch/2010/09/21/neue-...

The libretto:
Antonio Caldara
SE VEDRAI AVVAMPAR LE LUCCIOLETTE
Il nome più glorioso -- Amore

Wenn du siehst,
wie die bescheidenen
Glühwürmchen aufleuchten,
dann ist ihre Glut nur ein Spiel.
Doch wenn je
der Phönix in Liebe erglüht,
dann ist es
wirkliches Feuer.
*
If you see
the simple little fireflies
flare up,
their ardour is merely a game.
And if ever
the phoenix falls in love,
that then
goes up in flames.

Text: Pietro Pariati