2008, Revised 2016 | tenor/piano.
From The Scarlet Letter. Libretto by David Mason (b.1954).
Arthur Dimmesdale has, by Act One, Scene Four of The Scarlet Letter, been utterly overwhelmed by his guilt. For years Hester Prynne has borne all responsibility for the fact of their adultery, allowing Dimmesdale to maintain a pious image in the community. But now he is suspected of criminal behavior by his friend, Roger Chillingworth, and has been taunted in the streets by the witch, Mistress Hibbons. Alone, ailing both physically and emotionally, Arthur remembers with painful tenderness his love of Hester, which has made him doubt even his religious belief. — David Mason.
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This aria is also part of an anthology: Tenor Arias for Young Voices, edited by Barbro Marklund, published by Gehrmans Musikförlag. Click here to purchase a hard copy from Classical Vocal Reprints.
