Voglio piangere (Bononcini) Lavinia Bertotti

“Voglio piangere“ aria for Maddalena from the oratorio La Maddalena a’ piedi di Cristo (1690) by Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670-1747) Lavinia Bertotti, Maddalena with Ensemble Concerto under Roberto Gini Voglio piangere, sin che frangere possa il nodo che mi lega. Sempre il cielo apparve amico a’ desiri, a’ sospiri d’un alma che prega. I want to weep, till I can break the knot that holds me bound.  Heaven seems ever to be receptive towards the wishes and the sighs of a soul that prays. CD available from Accord Baroque: =sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458651510&sr=8-1&keywords=bononcini la maddalena Various artists’ depictions of Mary Magdalene: [0:05] Guido Reni (1575-1642) [0:38] Jan Boeckhorst (c. 1604-668) [1:05] Titian (c. 1488-1576) [1:25] Annibale Carracci (1560--1609) [1:38] Guido Reni (1575-