Sprezza il furor del vento robusta quercia, avvezza, di cento verni e cento [l'ingiurie a tollerar]1. E se pur cade al suolo, spiega per l'onde il volo, e con quel vento istesso va contrastando in mar.
Adriano in Siria
Opera by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768)
Sprezza il furor del vento
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768), 1735, first performed 1735 [ strings, oboes, and bass voice ]View original text (without footnotes)
1 Veracini: "gl'oltraggi a superar"
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Son sventurato
Son sventurato; ma pure o stelle io vi son grato che almen sì belle sian le cagioni del mio martir. Poco è funesta l’altrui fortuna, quando non resta ragione alcuna né di pentirsi né d’arrossir.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ strings, alto voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Non ritrova un'alma forte
Non ritrova un’alma forte che temer nell’ore estreme. La viltà di chi lo teme fa terribile il morir. Non è ver che sia la morte il peggior di tutti i mali. È un sollievo de’ mortali che son stanchi di soffrir.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ strings, bass voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
La ragion, che gl'affetti ascolta
La ragion, gli affetti ascolta dubbia l’alma; e poi confusa non vorrebbe esser disciolta né restare in servitù. Contro i rei se vi sdegnate giusti dei perché non fate o più forte il nostro core, o men aspra la virtù?
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ 2 flutes, strings, alto voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Numi, se giusti siete
Numi, se giusti siete Rendete a me quel cor! Mi costa troppe lagrime Per perderlo così. Voi lo sapete è mio, Voi l'ascoltaste ancor, Quando mi disse addio, Quando da me partì.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1732, appears in Adriano in Siria, first published 1732 [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ strings, alto voice, and continuo ]Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Ah! ingrato, m'inganni
Ah! ingrato, m' inganni Nel darmi speranza; Giurando costanza, Mi torni a tradir. La fiamma novella Scordarti non sai; T' aggiri, sospiri, Cercando la vai; Lontano da quella Ti senti morir.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [author's text checked 1 time 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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ strings, alto voice, and continuo ]Confirmed with Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio Romano Poeta Cesareo, Volume 1, Rome, A spese di Careo Giannini, 1751 , page 118.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Saggio guerriero antico
Saggio guerriero antico mai non ferisce in fretta. Esamina il nemico; il suo vantaggio aspetta; né dal calor dell’ira mai trasportar si fa. Muove la destra, il piede, finge, s’avvanza e cede, fin che il momento arriva che vincitor lo fa.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Tutti nemici e rei
Tutti nemici e rei, tutti tremar dovete. Perfidi, lo sapete e m’insultate ancor! Che barbaro governo fanno dell’alma mia sdegno, rimorso interno, amore e gelosia! Non ha più furie Averno per lacerarmi il cor.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ 2 horns, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Leon piagato a morte
Leon piagato a morte sente mancar la vita, guarda la sua ferita né s’avvilisce ancor. Così fra l’ire estreme rugge, minaccia e freme che fa tremar morendo talvolta il cacciator.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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):
Set by by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) [ 2 horns, 2 oboes, strings, bass voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]