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The Aria opens Act III, Scene 5. The Stage direction reads: {{lang|it|"S'apre la rupe: vedesi la sorgente d'un fiume. Aci, nume del medesimo, appoggiato sull'urna e detti."}} ("The cliff opens: we see the source of a river. Aci, deity of the same, leaning on the urn, and the former.")<ref name="Libretto"/> | |||
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Translator's Commentary: It is likely that the character Acis (Italian: {{lang|it|Aci}}) does not address the same person in part A as he does in part B, for several reasons.<p> | Translator's Commentary: It is likely that the character Acis (Italian: {{lang|it|Aci}}) does not address the same person in part A as he does in part B, for several reasons.<p> | ||
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[[File:Part b alto giove.jpg|left|thumb|alt=B-Part of "Alto Giove"|B-Part of "Alto Giove"<ref name="IMSLP"/>]] | [[File:Part b alto giove.jpg|left|thumb|alt=B-Part of "Alto Giove"|B-Part of "Alto Giove"<ref name="IMSLP"/>]] | ||
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The "Diva amorosa e bella" might be a fond address. As he pleads that Galatea may be restored to him, this leaves one other character, Nerea, who is only existent in the version of the libretto which contains "Alto Giove" – or a different goddess who might have appeared beside Giove.<ref name="Libretti"/> | The "Diva amorosa e bella" might be a fond address. As he pleads that Galatea may be restored to him, this leaves one other character, Nerea, who is only existent in the version of the libretto which contains "Alto Giove" – or a different goddess altogether who might have appeared beside Giove.<ref name="Libretti"/> What is a strong point for it being Nerea is that she appears in the scene before, and that, responding to Galatea's plea to Jove to restore Acis to her, she ushers in Aci's aria with {{lang|it|"T'ascoltò Giove, ed annuì co 'l ciglio."}} ("Jove heard you and nodded.") | ||
==Manuscripts and sheet music== | ==Manuscripts and sheet music== | ||