Admittedly, I’m not much of a Poppea myself, but this aria (and this recording in particular) never fails to get me at least a little bit excited to spend an evening in a bar hearing about how many siblings someone has or if he’s ever heard of opera. “Per me guerreggia Amor, e la Fortuna,” e così sia.
Nothing makes me feel better than L’incoronazione di Poppea
I have listened to this clip on the way to every first date I’ve ever been on.
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