Joyce Di Donato - Bel Raggio Lusinghier (Score Animation)
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One of Rossini's most famous arias, from the last role that Rossini wrote for the great Isabella Colbran (Semiramide) that by then had been losing her powers. The range is limited, less than 2 octaves (C#4-A5) when usually he would compose things spanning 2 and a half octaves for her voice, but the intricacy of the coloratura still demands the best of singers.