Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" - "King René's Aria" Damien Geter, bass

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
"Iolanta" (1892)
"King René's Aria" sung by
Damien Geter, bass
Princess Iolanta has been blind from birth. By order of the King, no one has ever told her that she is blind (nor does she know) that she is a princess. King René laments he has not found cure that will allow his daughter to see.
Portland Concert Opera
Lance Inouye - Artistic Director, Conductor

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My prefered aria of my prefered opera.