Strictly spoken, it is not Ozias but rather Vagaus speaking. The text is:
Armed with your firebands and serpents, leaving your dark and dreadful kingdom, you cruel attendants, o furies, come to our aid. Teach us, whose hearts are full of indignation, to avenge the murder of our leader by death, with the lash and through massacre. I have uploaded (for a short time) a shortened version (copyright...) sung by Marina Comparato. There is a way to sing the coloraturas with proper pitch. www.jsbach.mynetcologne.de/armataeface.mp3 g On 10.02.2007, at 19:11, Roman Turovsky wrote: > It is the part of Ozias, on discovery that Holophernes' head has > been cut > off. > RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
