Selection from Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610
Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, sopranos
January 3, 2013
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York City
The Green Mountain Project (honoring the literal translation of Monteverdi's name) is an annual event that began in NYC in 2010 under the musical direction of Scott Metcalfe and artistic direction of Jolle Greenleaf. Learn more: http://tenet.nyc/green-mountain-project
Audio by Tom Durack
Video by NV Recording Studios
Editing by John Stone
Latin text:
Pulchra es, amica mea,
suavis et decora filia Jerusalem.
Pulchra es, amica mea, suavis et decora sicut
Jerusalem: terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Averte oculos tuos a me, quia ipsa me avolare
fecerunt.
English translation:
You are beautiful, my love,
a sweet and comely daughter of Jerusalem.
You are beautiful, my love, sweet and comely as
Jerusalem, terrible as the sharp lines of an army’s camp.
Turn your eyes from me, for they have made me flee.