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Ciel e terra armi di sdegno from Tamerlano, HWV 18 (1724)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

John Mark Ainsley in the role of Bajazet
Il Pomo d'Oro with Riccardo Minasi, conductor

The arrival of Italian star tenor Francesco Borosini (c. 1695 – after 1747) in London caused Handel to radically re-write the role of Bajazet in the opera Tamerlano. 18th century operatic convention did not allow a tenor to play heroic roles, which were typically given to castrati, but Handel did the next best thing by vastly expanding the role of Bajazet.

As Act I opens, Tamerlano is holding Bajazet captive, along with Bajazet's daughter Asteria. Tamerlano tells Asteria he will spare her father’s life if she agrees to marry him. Bajazet reacts furiously and insists they must all resist Tamerlano.

Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729)

Ciel e terra armi di sdegno,
Morrò invitto, e sarò forte.
Chi disprezza pace e regno
Non potrà temer la morte.
 
TRANSLATION:
May heaven and earth be armed with anger,
I will die undefeated, I will be strong.
He who despises both peace and the throne
Cannot fear death.

CD available from Naïve:
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Art in the video:
[0:16] Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
[0:42] Georg Engelhard Schröder (1684-1750)
[0:58] Andrea Celesti (1637–1712)
[1:22] Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson (1767–1824)
[1:36] William Beechey (1753-1839)
[2:02] Paolo Veronese (1528 – 1588)
[2:15] Adolphe Yvon (1817–1893)
[2:25] Stanisław Chlebowski (1835-1884)
[2:42] Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
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