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Orlando, HWV 31 / Act 2 : Handel: Orlando, HWV 31 / Act 2 - Rec. "È questa la mercede" - No. 19 Aria "Cielo! se tu il consenti"
by Bejun Mehta
About This Song
About "Orlando, HWV 31 / Act 2 : Handel: Orlando, HWV 31 / Act 2 - Rec. "È questa la mercede" - No. 19 Aria "Cielo! se tu il consenti"" by Bejun Mehta
È questa la mercede' begins as a wounded accusation, then blooms into the aria 'Cielo! se tu il consenti'—a prayer that heaven witness betrayal. Mehta’s phrasing is both fragile and steel-edged, capturing the moment when grief hardens into defiance. The emotional pivot is palpable, like a heart breaking mid-sentence.