Ambrogio Maestri/Jessica Pratt - Verdi - Rigoletto - 'Si Vendetta Tremenda Vendetta'

Ambrogio Maestri and Jessica Pratt sing Si vendetta tremenda vendetta, a duet for soprano and baritone, from the Italian opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi English Translation: RIGOLETTO No, old man, you're wrong … you shall be avenged. passionately addressing the portrait Yes, revenge, terrible revenge is all that my heart desires. The hour of your punishment hastens on, that hour which will be your last. Like a thunderbolt from the hand of God, the jester's revenge shall strike you down. GILDA O my father, what a fierce joy flashes in your eyes! Forgive him: and then we too may hear the voice of pardon from Heaven. Forgive him! RIGOLETTO Revenge! Revenge! No! No! GILDA (He betrayed me, yet I love him; great God, I ask for pity on this faithless man!) RIGOLETTO Like a thunderbolt, etc. GILDA Forgive him, etc.