Difference between revisions of "Alto Giove"

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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 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.")
{{lang|it|"Diva amorosa e bella"}} might be a fond address. As he pleads that Galatea may be restored to him (which excludes her), 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 agument 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 Acis's aria with {{lang|it|"T'ascoltò Giove, ed annuì co 'l ciglio."}} ("Jove heard you and nodded.") (FR, 2021)


==Manuscripts and sheet music==
==Manuscripts and sheet music==