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Handel: Serse | Ombra Mai Fu | Iestyn Davies & Academy of Ancient Music

Join us at our next concert: https://www.aam.co.uk Internationally acclaimed countertenor Iestyn Davies sings the achingly lovely aria 'Ombra mai fu' from Handel's opera Serse (Xerxes), HWV40. Iestyn is joined by the Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Chad Kelly. OMBRA MAI FU The opening number from Handel's 1738 opera, Serse, this aria was re-discovered in the 19th century and has become one of Handel's best-known pieces. Often known simply as 'Largo from Xerxes', this aria was adapted by Handel from a setting by Giovanni Bononcini, who in turn had adapted it from a setting by Francesco Cavalli. Sung in the opera by the main character Xerxes I of Persia as he admires the shade of a plane tree: 'Ombra mai fu di vegetabile, cara ed amabile, soave più.' 'Never was a shade of any plant dearer and more lovely, or more sweet.' MUSIC 'Ombra Mai Fu' from: Xerses / Serse HWV 40 [1738] composer: G. F Handel [1685 - 1759] ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC countertenor: Iestyn Davies directed by: Chad Kelly leader: Bojan Cicic Subscribe and follow us on social media for more great content! Website: http://aam.co.uk Instagram:   / aamorchestra   Facebook:   / academyofancientmusic   Twitter:   / aamorchestra   Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London January 2019 Music Producer: Adrian Peacock Video director: Guy Wigmore Recording Engineer: David Hinitt Project: Academy of Ancient Music Season Sessions 18-19. #academyofancientmusic