Alessandro Severo

Opera by Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740)

La mia augusta è mia tiranna
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
La mia augusta è mia tiranna.  
Anche il padre mi condanna.
Altro scampo non ho, che l'innocenza.
Ma in tanta crudeltà
forte mi troverà
la ria sentenza.

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Set by Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), 1716, first performed 1716 [ soprano voice and strings ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Dell'infido a te s'aspetta  
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Dell'infido a te s'aspetta  
la vendetta,
mia oltraggiata fedeltà.
Se tacendo or lo difendo,
è furore, e sembra amore;
è fierezza, e par pietà.

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Set by Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), 1716, first performed 1716 [ alto voice and strings ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Non mi parlar d'amor
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Non mi parlar d'amor.  
Idee di più valor
medita l'alma.
Se il ciel mi arriderà,
anche il tuo cor, chi sa?
Speri la calma.

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Set by Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), 1716, first performed 1716 [ soprano voice and strings ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

L'alma corre alla vendetta
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
L'alma corre alla vendetta,  
ma costretta;
né virtù le dà soccorso.
A ragion preval natura,
e all'amor cede il rimorso.

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Set by Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), 1716, first performed 1716
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Non ho in petto un'alma ingrata
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Non ho in petto un'alma ingrata.  
So punir, e so premiar.
Contra il fasto armo il rigor.
Con la fede uso l'amor.
L'arte è questa del regnar:
saper farsi temer, e farsi amar.

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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 Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), 1716, first performed 1716 [ soprano voice and strings ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 128