Euridice laments that she has been liberated from death only to face the colder fate of unrequited love (“Che fiero momento”). Unable to resist her anguished pleas, Orfeo defies the gods’ command and turns to embrace his wife, who at once breathes a farewell and dies.

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Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridici Agnes Balsta, Margaret Marshall, and Edita Gruberova Ambrosian Opera Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by: Riccardo Muti
Euridice:
Che fiero momento! Che barbara sorte! Passar della morte A tanto dolor!	What a terrible moment! What a cruel fate to pass from death to so much pain!