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- Page 11 and 12: And indeed, his first opera, Jephta
- Page 13 and 14: Meyerbeer had agreed to do this wit
- Page 15 and 16: spoken in the same breath as Rossin
- Page 17 and 18: On 11 March the critic of the Gazet
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- Page 27 and 28: Signore Bagnara, the four changes o
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- Page 33 and 34: NICOLA TACCHIARDI Adriano in the 18
- Page 35 and 36: was something of a preternatural ha
- Page 37 and 38: Remorini [Aladino], Curioni [Adrian
- Page 39 and 40: RANIERO REMORINI Aladino in the 182
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- Page 51 and 52: In February, from Gorizia, Rossi wa
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- Page 57 and 58: Regarding Felicia… I suggest an e
- Page 59 and 60: Costume design for Nicholas Prospè
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- Page 65 and 66: Costume design for the child Mirva
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- Page 73 and 74: THE STORY Reproduced from the libre
- Page 75 and 76: RESUME Extrait du livret paru à l
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- Page 81 and 82: IL CROCIATO IN EGITTO Heroic melodr
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- Page 85 and 86: [3] ALADINO Il contento ch’io pro
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PALMIDE E già di Rodi And envoys G
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ARMANDO Deh! Per pietà, nascondilo
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Yvonne Kenny (Palmide)
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Ben più cara d’ogni gloria For m
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SCENE X Adriano, dressed as a simpl
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ADRIANO (pulling himself together)
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ARMANDO (reluctantly handing over h
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ADRIANO Sposo a Felicia omai... Now
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Bruce Ford (Adriano)
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Diletto Armando qui perdetti anch
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FELICIA (struck and agitated) Gran
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PALMIDE (bitterly) Sperar? Hope? FE
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Sorrideva al suo gentil, She smiled
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THE VOICE OF ARMANDO (from the dist
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FELICIA (overwhelmed and distracted
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Tu vibrami - ti vendica. Punisci Pl
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SCENE XIV A magnificent salon in th
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KNIGHTS Degli eroi sul gran sentier
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SCENE XVI Armando enters dressed as
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ARMANDO Il debbo. It is my duty. AL
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FELICIA (impetuously) E l’oserai?
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FELICIA (embracing Armando and Palm
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PALMIDE/FELICIA/ALMA Deh, cedi a ch
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Cadde oppressa dal duolo, ed She co
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[16] Ah! Ch’io l’adoro ancor, A
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CD3 70’44 SCENE VI Osmino enters
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L’ore, fra voi, rendea sì liete
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PALMIDE Eppure tu l’amavi - degno
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PALMIDE Le sue catene a sciogliere
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A sentirne i contenti. Ecco Adriano
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ALADINO (with emotion) Or or soltan
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ARMANDO Già a nostra fé... Qual r
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Del suo rival He will triumph Trion
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A mio zio, ai Cavalieri il nostro n
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PALMIDE (to Adriano) Arresta... Sta
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ADRIANO Già s’apre il cielo Alre
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ALADINO Tutto tradì l’ingrato. T
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ADRIANO Esulta, o barbaro Exult, ba
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SCENE XVII A prison [16] ADRIANO Tu
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De’ figli tuoi pietà. Your child
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FELICIA/KNIGHTS Sì! Yes! (they uns
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S’armino i Cavalieri: I shall arm
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(Osmino and Emirs approach the Knig
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Or dividiamoci, Let us go our separ
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ARMANDO (he overpowers Osmino, and
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APPENDIX ACT ONE CARA MANO DELL’A
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ALADINO (embracing Elmireno) Felice
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QUESTE DESTRE L’ACCIARO DI MORTE
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ADRIANO/KNIGHTS Bella pace renda om
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L’esperienza insegna That where r
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Robert Roberts, musicologist (left)
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T’attende il cor. Anxiously await
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ADRIANO Cavaliere: me imitate. Knig
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[24] OSMINO Primiero sul tiranno I
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[26] PALMIDE/ARMANDO Il tenero affe
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tiranno’, ‘Ah che fate’ and