About This Song
About "Rodelinda (1725): Fra tempeste funeste (II, 4)" by Bejun Mehta
Fra tempeste funeste' batters the listener with storm-tossed imagery: Mehta’s coloratura flashes like lightning across a dark sky. The emotional core is not mere turbulence but a weary soul clinging to hope. Handel’s tempest becomes a metaphor for political upheaval, and the countertenor rides every wave.