Händel: Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) - Gauvin

High resolution and stereo sound: ’Lascia ch’io pianga’ (Almirena) Aria from the opera ’Rinaldo’, HWV 7 Libretto: Giacomo Rossi, on a synopsis by Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberata (1581) Music: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) First performance: 24 February 1711 in London (Queen’s Theatre, Haymarket) ___ Karina Gauvin, soprano Tempo Rubato, conducted by Alexander Weimann Recorded in June 2008 ___ Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda