Philippe Jaroussky and his Ensemble Artaserse live, Versailles, 2009. You can find the whole concert on YouTube! (I cleaned up the audio a little.) 

The opera "(La) Merope" tells the story of Merope, the widow of King Cresfonte (greek: Kresphontes). Her husband and children were killed by his enemy, with only her son Epitide (greek: Aipytos) escaping this fate. Growing up in exile, Epitide falls in love with Argia. The plot culminates in Act III, when Epitide finds himself completely alone among the two people who he thought knew him best. 

Originally, the role of Epitide was sung by Farinelli. 

In "Sposa, non mi conosci", Epitide addresses his mother Merope and his lover, Argia, alternately, which makes for a slightly confusing text. Later, Vivaldi used the achingly beautiful piece for his pasticcio "Bajazet", but with an altered text: "Sposa, son disprezzata".

*Italian*
Sposa, non mi conosci? 
Madre, tu non mi ascolti. 
(Cieli che feci mai!)
E pur sono il tuo Cor, 
Il tuo figlio, il tuo amor 
La tua speranza.

Parla, ma sei infedel
Credi, ma sei crudel
Morir mi lascerai?
Oh dio! manca il valor
E la costanza.

*English translation*
And am I to my spouse unknown? 
Will not my mother lend an ear? 
Say, oh ye gods, what have I done,
Deserves a torture thus severe! 
I once was object of thy love; 
Thou plac'd thy hopes in me thy son. 

Speak; but thou dost faithless prove. 
Believe; but thou art cruel grown. 
What will ye both, than, let me die, 
Ye gods, I find I can't prevail: 
And now I feel my constancy,
And former courage both do fail. 

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Philippe Jaroussky sings "Sposa, non mi conosci" from Geminiano Giacomelli's opera "La Merope"

Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor. Recorded live in NEC's Jordan Hall September 30, 2015.
Conductor Hugh Wolff's work with Mahler has been well received by Boston audiences, particularly during NEC's "Mahler Unleashed" season in 2011. "As thrilling as any performance on record" (Boston Globe) was among the accolades for Mahler's First Symphony as performed by the NEC Philharmonia under Wolff's baton

Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor Stürmisch bewegt Mit größter Vehemenz

Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor. Recorded live in NEC's Jordan Hall September 30, 2015.
Conductor Hugh Wolff's work with Mahler has been well received by Boston audiences, particularly during NEC's "Mahler Unleashed" season in 2011. "As thrilling as any performance on record" (Boston Globe) was among the accolades for Mahler's First Symphony as performed by the NEC Philharmonia under Wolff's baton.

Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor Scherzo Kraftig nicht zu schnell

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Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor Scherzo Kraftig nicht zu schnell

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