Ferretti and Rossini’s gift to us

As we approach the coming year, and reflect on the challenges of the past one, here is a message to lift our spirits from Alidoro ( who embodies Feretti’s words and Rossini’s music). The text is often overlooked because the music is so sublime and perhaps also  because translations are inadequate. This should give us all hope, whether or not we are the “fanciulla” Alidoro adresses.