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Ariodante HWV 33 / Act 2 : Handel: Ariodante HWV 33 / Act 2: "Scherza infida in grembo al drudo" (Live)
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About "Ariodante HWV 33 / Act 2 : Handel: Ariodante HWV 33 / Act 2: "Scherza infida in grembo al drudo" (Live)" by Anne Sofie Von Otter
Handel's betrayed princess laughs bitterly at her own ruin, von Otter turning the aria into a dagger wrapped in silk. The live recording captures a raw, unguarded ache—each ornament a flinch, each cadence a wound reopened. A study in dignified devastation.