Filli sento vicine

For a solo soprano voice, Giovanni Antonio Rigatti’s Filli sento vicine is an expressive Italian madrigal. Its text portrays a dying lover pleading for help as their torment reaches its end. The solo voice conveys intense personal suffering, with the repeated interjections of the refrain character, marked 'R.', offering a contrasting, perhaps more detached, perspective on the lover’s plight. The music would suit a moment demanding dramatic pathos, a deeply personal lament sung by a single voice.