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Deggio morire, O stelle! from the opera Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24 by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Eva Zaïcik, mezzo-soprano Le Consort Justin Taylor, conductor Originally sung by the famous castrato, Senesino, born Francesco Bernardi (1686-1758) Deggio morire, O stelle! Né all’innocenza mia V’è chi contento dia, Né chi dia pace. Io son vicino a morte E ogn’un nella mia sorte, O mostrasi ribelle, O pur si tace. I must die, O stars, And there is nothing that offers Satisfaction to my innocence, Nor grants it peace. I am near to death, And, in my dire situation, all Either revolt against me Or remain silent. CD available from Alpha: Photography in the video by Kyle Thompson:
