Now Truly Know Me — Chillingworth’s Lament
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:41PM 2008, rev. 2016, final aria revisions 2018 | baritone/piano
From The Scarlet Letter
Libretto by David Mason
In Act One, scene two of The Scarlet Letter, Hester is found in her jail cell, having just been publicly accused of adultery. Her estranged husband, now calling himself Roger Chillingworth, enters the jail as a doctor to offer assistance to her ailing baby. As the two begin to recognize each other, Chillingworth sings of their past, betraying a vulnerability he will later quell when, in a spirit of frustrated rage, he will seek revenge for Hester’s adultery. — David Mason
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