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16K views · 442 reactions | Aria "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" from Handel's opera "Rinaldo", performed by Lilian "soprano - Lilia Mishonova" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbItW5HgIO8 | The World Music | Facebook

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Performing “Lascia ch’io pianga” (Let Me Weep) at the annual Hanukkah concert in Amsterdam at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ with the Jewish Amsterdam Chamber Ensemble. Jewish Music Concerts Foundation In the opera Rinaldo by Handel, this aria is sung by the Christian princess Almirena. Kidnapped by an evil sorceress, she is held hostage. In captivity, she sings this aria, longing for her freedom. We are praying for the return of the Israeli hostages, the safety of both Palestinian and Israeli civil

The young Portuguese soprano Ana Vieira Leite sings “Lascia ch'io pianga” from Handel's opera “Rinaldo”. She is accompanied by Thomas Dunford on the theorbo. | History of Music