Lascia ch'io pianga (From Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera "Rinaldo")
Lascia ch'io pianga, Almirena's aria from Rinaldo
Role : Almirena, daughter of Goffredo Voice Part : soprano Fach : lyric coloratura Setting : a garden in Argante's palace, Jerusalem, Palestine, during the Crusades Range : F4 to G5. Tessitura : G4 to F5 Synopsis : Almirena has been abducted by the sorceress Armida and imprisoned in the palace. She laments her fate. This aria appears in both Handel's first and second versions of the opera. The range listed is for the first version of the opera.
Lascia ch'io pianga Mia cruda sorte, E che sospiri La libertа.
Il duolo infranga Queste ritorte, De' miei martiri Sol per pietа.