
Italian Coloratura Soprano Amelita Galli-Curci (1882-1963) / Lo, Here the Gentle Lark (Bishop) / Manuel Berenguer - flute / Recorded: October 4, 1919 Lo, here the gentle lark ~ William Shakespeare (1564-1616), from "Venus and Adonis" / set to music by Henry Rowley Bishop (1785-1855) Lo, here the gentle lark, weary of rest, From his moist cabinet mounts up on high, And wakes the morning, from whose silver breast The sun ariseth in his majesty; Who doth the world so gloriously behold That cedar-tops and hills seem burnish'd gold. Venus salutes him with this fair good-morrow: 'O thou clear god, and patron of all light, From whom each lamp and shining star doth borrow The beauteous influence that makes him bright, There lives a son that suck'd an earthly mother, May lend thee light, as thou dost lend to other.' ******************************
Italian
Coloratura
Soprano
Amelita
Galli-Curci
Acoustic
78
rpm
curzonroad
Curzon
Road