CENTRAL CITY OPERA - Amadigi di Gaula (2011): Clip 1 - Ah! Spietato! (Act I aria, Melissa)

Glimpses of Central City Opera's 2011 North American premiere production of AMADIGI DI GAULA. Music by Georg Friedrich Händel Anonymous Libretto adapted from Antoine Houdar de la Motte's Libretto Amadis de Grèce Performing Edition Preparation: Matthew Halls and Brian Clark Conductor: Matthew Halls Director: Alessandro Talevi Scenic and Costume Designer: Madeleine Boyd Lighting Designer: David Martin Jacques Wig/Makeup Designer: Jason Allen / Ronell Oliveri CAST Amadigi: Christopher Ainslie Dardano: David Trudgen Melissa: Kathleen Kim Oriana: Katherine Manley Orgando: Jonathan Matthews Ensemble: Central City Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists Performed by the Central City Opera Festival Orchestra with Baroque Continuo: Patrick T. Jones (Harpsichord); Kate Haynes (Baroque Cello); Madeleine Owen, Matthew Wadsworth (Theorbo and Baroque Guitar) Visit http://www.centralcityopera.org for more information. Translation courtesy of Supertitlist Tom Getty: Ah, cruel man, are you not moved by a love so constant Which makes me long for you? You do not know how much you anger The loving soul you would betray.