Born in Leipzig, Kermes studied with Helga Forner at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre in her home city. She also attended master classes of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer Dieskau. In 1993 she won first prize in the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition in Berlin, and in 1996 she was awarded second prize in the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig.
Kermes has performed at many important theatres, festivals and concert halls internationally, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Staatsoper Stuttgart, the Bonn Opera House, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, the Schwetzingen Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, the Rheingau Musik Festival, Festa de musica Lisbona, the Ruhr Triennale arts festival, Triennale di Colonia, Dresda MDR, Figures sacrées Paris, Autumn of Praga, Bach festival Leipzig , and Bonn e Resonanzen Vienna. She has also performed with many notable orchestras, including Gewandhaus Lipsia, Symphonic Orchestra of Prague, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Classical Orchestra of Madrid, Staatskapelle of Dresden, Orchestra of the Comunale of Bologna, Orchestra regionale Toscana, Complesso Barocco, Orchestra of the Fiandre.
On the opera stage she has performed many roles, including Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and the title role in Euridice. She has also portrayed numerous Händel heroines, including Adelaide in Lotario, Asteria in Tamerlano, Laodice in Mitridate Eupatore, Merab in Saul, and the title roles in Alcina, Deidamia, and Rodelinda.
Alto Giove
Simone Kermes Lyrics
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È tua grazia e tuo vanto
Il gran dono di vita immortale
Che il tuo cenno
Tuo cenno sovrano, sovrano mi fa
Alto Giove
È tua grazia e tuo vanto
Che il tuo cenno, sovrano mi fa
Ma il rendermi poi quella
Già sospirata tanto
Diva amorosa e bella
Amorosa e bella
È un dono, è un dono
Senza uguale
Senza uguale come la tua beltà
La tua beltà
Alto Giove
È tua grazia e tuo vanto
Il gran dono di vita immortale
Che il tuo cenno
Tuo cenno sovrano, sovrano mi fa
Alto Giove
È tua grazia e tuo vanto
Il gran dono di vita immortale
Che il tuo cenno, sovrano mi fa
The lyrics of "Alto Giove" by Simone Kermes & La Magnifica Comunità speak of the greatness and power of Jupiter (Alto Giove), the Roman god of the sky and thunder. The singer acknowledges and praises Jupiter for the great gift of immortal life that he bestows. The opening lines declare that it is Jupiter's grace and pride to offer this gift. The mention of his "sovrano cenno" (sovereign command) suggests that it is with Jupiter's will and power that the singer receives this gift.
The second paragraph expresses the singer's desire to be transformed into a beloved and beautiful goddess of love. The repetition of the words "amorosa e bella" emphasizes the singer's longing for this transformation. The singer sees this as an unparalleled gift, comparable only to Jupiter's own beauty. The chorus reinforces that it is through Jupiter's grace and pride that the gift of immortal life is given.
Overall, the lyrics of "Alto Giove" express gratitude and reverence towards Jupiter for the gift of life and express a desire for an extraordinary transformation into a beautiful goddess of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Alto Giove
Supreme Jupiter
È tua grazia e tuo vanto
It is your grace and your pride
Il gran dono di vita immortale
The great gift of immortal life
Che il tuo cenno
That your command
Tuo cenno sovrano, sovrano mi fa
Your sovereign command, makes me
Ma il rendermi poi quella
But to make me then
Già sospirata tanto
Already so longed for
Diva amorosa e bella
Beloved and beautiful goddess
Amorosa e bella
Loving and beautiful
È un dono, è un dono
It is a gift, it is a gift
Senza uguale
Unparalleled
Senza uguale come la tua beltà
Unparalleled like your beauty
La tua beltà
Your beauty
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Written by: William Orbit, Nicola Antonio Porpora
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