Mezzo Soprano Anna Stephany sings the aria Dopo notte atra e funesta from Handel's opera Ariodante.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Directed by Lawrence Foster.
Recorded in June 2009 at St. David's Hall, Cardiff for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
Dopo notte atra e funesta,
splende in ciel più vago il sole
e di gioia empie la terra.
Mentre in orrida tempesta
il mio legno è quasi assorto,
giunge in porto e 'l lido afferra.
After a dark and terrible night,
the sun shines more brightly in the sky
and fills the earth with joy.
My ship, having been almost engulfed
in the dreadful storm,
gains harbour and reaches the shore
