"Ombra mai fù" is an aria from the opera Serse (Xerxes) by George Frideric Handel
The title, which translates from the Italian as Never has there been a shade, is the first aria of the opera. It is sung by the main character, Serse (or "Xerxes"), in praise of a tree's shade as he sits underneath it. It is commonly known as Handel's "Largo", although the original tempo was larghetto.
Canadian mezzo-soprano Tatiana Ilina in the third song "Der Nußbaum", (The walnut-tree, No. 3) from the song cycle MYRTEN, op. 25 [1840] composed by Robert Alexander Schumann [1810-1856]. Text Julius Mosen.d text.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) opus 105 No. 2 “Immer Leiser Wird Mein Schlummer” add text.
Sergei Rachmaninoff Op. 4, No. 2 “Morning”
Sergei Rachmaninoff Op. 14, No.8 “Oh, do not Grieve”
