Nicholas Spanos: “Sol da te“ by Vivaldi

Nicholas Spanos sings Ruggiero’s big aria from Vivaldi’s “Orlando Furioso“ in a production of the National Opera of Greece,2002 (dir. V. Christopoulos, M. Gyparaki). This is a grand love aria accompanied by virtuoso flute, expressing Ruggiero“s love while hes under the spell of Alcina, the sorceress. Sol da te, mio dolce amore, questo core avrà pace, avrà conforto. Le tue vaghe luci belle son le stelle onde Amor mi guida in porto. Only from you, my sweet love, this heart will have peace, will have comfort. Your beautiful sweet eyes are the stars with which Love guides me to the harbor.