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Gli orti esperidi

Opera by Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686 - 1768)

Giusto Amor
 (Sung text for setting by N. Porpora)
 Matches base text

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Giusto amor tu che m'accendi, 
Mi consiglia, e mi difendi 
Nel periglio, e nel timor.

La cagion solo tu sei
Del mio ben, de’ mali miei ;
Tu se guida 
All’alma fida
Contro il barbaro furor.

Text Authorship:

  • by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1721, appears in Gli Orti Esperidi [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 Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686 - 1768), 1721, first performed 1721 [ cello, continuo, and voice ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 35
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