Post by Continuo Foundation

Leave me to weep about my cruel fate 🎭 Almirena, the abducted lover of Rinaldo in Handel's 1711 opera, sings to her captor in 'Lascia ch'io pianga', one of the most beautiful melodies ever written. Discover more about this aria in the latest in our Sidetracks series: a guide to the Early Music repertoire for the curious and the new. Read the article now right here on LinkedIn, or on Continuo Connect 🔖 📽️ Chiara Skerath (thank you!)