by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Con sì bel nome in fronte
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Con sì bel nome in fronte combatterai più forte. Rispetterà la sorte di Roma un figlio in te. Libero vivi e quando tel nieghi il fato ancora, almen come si mora apprenderai da me.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Catone in Utica [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 Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782), "Con sì bel nome in fronte", 1761, first performed 1761 [ 2 horns, 2 oboes, strings, tenor voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "With such a glorious name across your brow", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-09
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