That Special Spark of Inspiration

As the days tick by, not only do I miss working each week with the wonderful members of the Portland Community Orchestra, but also the lovely soloists who have joined us over the years . . . violinists, flutists, oboists and singers. And even as we attempt to play "together" (virtually), that special connection and inspiration that we experience when we get to play with a talented guest soloist is hard to replicate.

In an attempt to remind us of that experience, here's an aria that we performed with the amazing Caroline Homer - Mozart's Ach ich Fuhls from The Magic Flute, sung by the incomparable Dorothea Roschmann.

Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden,

     Ah! my joy, forever vanished,

ewig hin der Liebe Glück!

     nought my hope can now restore!

Nimmer kommt ihr, Wonnestunden

     Love's delights, why art thou banish'd 

neinem Herzen mehr zurück.

     from heart for evermore.

Sieh, Tamino, diese Tränen

     See Tamino, see my anguish,

fließen, Trauter, dir allein,

     'tis for thee alone I sigh, but for thee,

fühlst du nicht der Liebe Sehnen,

     let me not in sorrow languish,

so wird Ruhe, so wird Ruh im Tode sein.

     oh return or let me die, or let me die.

Mozart: Ach ich Fuhls sung by soprano Dorothea Roschmann