Se t’eclissi o bella face (Agostino Steffani) Giulia Semenzato

Se t’eclissi o bella face from the opera Orlando generoso (1691) by Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) Giulia Semenzato, soprano Letizia Viola, bassoon Kammerorchester Basel Se t’eclissi o bella face Io rimango in cieco orror; Senza te più non han pace Le tempeste del mio cor. TRANSLATION (by Charles Johnston): If you are extinguished, O fair torch, I am left amid gloomy darkness; Without you, the storms of my heart Can no longer find peace. CD available from Alpha Classics: https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/a... Art in the video: [0:29] Thaïs of Athens with torch by Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) [1:37] By the light of candle by Martin Ferdinand Quadal (1736–1811) [3:03] Melancholy by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (1725–1805) [3:56] Young Girl with a Candle by Godfried Schalcken (1643–1706) [5:14] Girl with a Candle by a follower of Godefridus Schalcken (1643–1706)