Concert in Moscow, 2008 Karel Mark Chichon, cond. Giuseppe Palomba (fl. 1769-1825) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1789 Alma grande e nobil core Le tue pari ognor disprezza. Sono dama al fasto avvezza E so farmi rispettar. Va', favella, a quell'ingrato, Gli dirai che fida io sono. Ma non merita perdono, Sì mi voglio vendicar, Ingrato non merita perdono, Sì mi voglio vendicar. From All Music Guide: This is an insertion aria for I due baroni di Rocca Azzura, a musical intermezzo by Domenico Cimarosa. In it, the lead soprano, known as Madama, gives someone a piece of her mind, in a mock heroic manner. The music accompanying Madama's exit, for example, are overly ornate, and we hear an effect more like skirts bustling off than a furious woman striding off. "A great soul and noble heart always scorns your type. I am a noblewoman, who is used to ceremony, and I know how to make myself attended to. Go, talk to that ungrateful man, you will tell him that I am faithful. But he does not merit forgiveness. Yes, I want to take revenge." Mozart's arias for comic operas often contain moments of genuine emotion, including anger and scorn, such as No, che non sei capace written for Il curioso indiscreto, the Queen of the Night's arias from The Magic Flute, or Figaro's "Se vuol ballare" from Le Nozze di Figaro. This aria, in which we see the same emotions made absurdly comic, is a fascinating contrast to those. ~ All Music Guide