by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli
All'acquisto di gloria
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
All'acquisto di gloria e di fama tra belliche schiere di trombe guerriere mi chiama il fragor. Ma portando del caro mio bene fisse all'alma le gravi sventure avrò sempre dure le pene nel cor.
Text Authorship:
- by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli, appears in Tigrane [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 Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "All'acquisto di gloria", first performed 1715 [2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings, soprano voice, continuo], from the opera Tigrane, from the opera Tigane. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Paolo Montanari) , "To gain glory", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 34