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This recitative and aria were written to Metastasio's text for "Didone abbandonata" (Dido's Abandonment). This text, like many of Metastasio's librettos, is based on Greek and Roman mythology and history--in this case, the story of Dido and Aeneas. The story has provided material for countless other operas, such as Pur...
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Curated by Mariana Pimenta, Soprano