by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Benché giusto, a vendicarmi
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Benché giusto, a vendicarmi il mio sdegno invan m’alletta; troppo cara è la vendetta, quando costa una viltà. Già di te con più bell’armi il mio cor vendetta ottene nello sdegno che ritiene, nella vita che ti diè.
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Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Antigono [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787), "Benchè giusto a vendicarmi", Wq. 21 (1756), first performed 1756 [ soprano voice, strings, and continuo ] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Benché giusto, a vendicarmi", 1743, first performed 1743 [ soprano voice, strings, and continuo ] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "My scorn, though justified", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-12
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