Anna Bolena - Tragedia lirica in due atti / Act 2 : Donizetti: Anna Bolena - Tragedia lirica in due atti / Act 2: Dal mio cor punita io sono (Giovanna, Anna)
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Two women trade sorrow like a poisoned cup. Giovanna and Anna's duet is a mirror of guilt and grievance, Sills' soprano glinting with reproach while the mezzo's confession smoldersโDonizetti lets punishment and pity entwine until the listener cannot tell which voice is the wound and which the knife.