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'''"{{lang|it|Cieche tenebre}}"''' is an aria from the opera ''Pompeo Magno'' (also ''Il Pompeo Magno'') by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Nicolò Minato. The opera premiered at the Teatro San Salvatore in Venice on 20 February 1666.<ref name="TeatriVenezia"/>
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It appears on the following album:
It appears on the following album:
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==Libretto==
==Libretto==
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Apprestatemi
Denso vel.
Ocultatemi
Anco al Ciel.
 
D'ombre tacite
Pur mi celino
Foschi horror ;
Nè mai suelino <nowiki>*</nowiki>
Quest'Amor.}}</poem><div class="footnotes"><poem>''Source: Libretto, 1666,
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Apprestatemi
Denso vel.
Occultatemi
Anco al ciel.
 
D'ombre tacite
Pur mi celino
Foschi horror ;
Nè mai svelino
Quest'amor.}}</poem>
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Even from the heavens.
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With silent shadows
Conceal me
Misty horrors;
Let them never reveal
This love.<ref name="FR"/></poem>
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==Context==
==Manuscripts and sheet music==
Sesto is in love with Issicratea, the Queen of Ponto – and he mustn't show it. Finally wanting to confess his love, he begs the shadows to aid his plan.
[[File:Incipit of "Caro mio ben".jpg|thumb|alt=Incipit of "Caro mio ben"|Incipit of "Caro mio ben" <ref name="IMSLP"/>]]<!-- incipit -->
==Sources==
*British Library
Free Libretto:
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==References==
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:04, 9 November 2021

Pompeo Magno
Dramma per musica by Francesco Cavalli
Title page of the libretto of Pompeo Magno, 1666, Library of Congress
Title page of the libretto of Pompeo Magno, 1666, Library of Congress
EnglishPompeius Magnus
LibrettoNicolò Minato
LanguageItalian
DedicationDedicato a Madama Illustrissima & Eccellentissima D. Maria Mancini COlonna, Prencipessa Romana, Duchessa di Tagliacozzo, &cc.
Premiere
Date20 February 1666 (1666-02-20)[1]
LocationTeatro San Salvatore, Venezia

"Cieche tenebre" is an aria from the opera Pompeo Magno (also Il Pompeo Magno) by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Nicolò Minato. The opera premiered at the Teatro San Salvatore in Venice on 20 February 1666.[2]

It appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble
2017 (recorded) Ombra mai fu (Album) Ensemble Artaserse

Libretto

Cieche tenebre

from  Magno Pompeo
Francesco Cavalli (music),  Nicolò Minato (words)

(Sesto)


‎

Italy
Ancient Italian

Cieche tenebre
Apprestatemi
Denso vel.
Ocultatemi
Anco al Ciel.

D'ombre tacite
Pur mi celino
Foschi horror ;
Nè mai suelino *
Quest'Amor.

Source: Libretto, 1666,
Library of Congress[3]
 *) "suelino" → "svelino";
v and u are used interchangeably.

Italy
Modernized Italian

Cieche tenebre
Apprestatemi
Denso vel.
Occultatemi
Anco al ciel.

D'ombre tacite
Pur mi celino
Foschi horror ;
Nè mai svelino
Quest'amor.

United Kingdom

Sightless shadows
Lend me
Your dense vel.
Hide me
Even from the heavens.

With silent shadows
Conceal me
Misty horrors;
Let them never reveal
This love.[4]

Context

Sesto is in love with Issicratea, the Queen of Ponto – and he mustn't show it. Finally wanting to confess his love, he begs the shadows to aid his plan.

Sources

Free Libretto:

  • Libretto at the Bayrische Staatsbibliothek
Minato, Niccolò. Pompeo Magno: Drama per musica. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Nicolini, 1666. p. 86. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.[5]
  • Libretto at the Library of Congress (lower quality but better clipping of the pages)
Cavalli, Pier Francesco. Pompeo magno : drama per musica : nel Teatro à S. Saluatore per l'anno 1666. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Per Francesco Nicolini in Spadaria, In Venetia, 1666, monographic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
dedicato a madama illustriss. & Eccellentiss. D. Maria Mancini Colonna, prencipessa romana, duchessa di Tagliacozzo, & c., ML48 [S1732]
Microfilm Music 1854, reel 36. Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [197-]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.[3]

Manuscript:

  • Microfilm copy at Harvard University, Royal Danish Library Kopenhagen, etc.
"Pompeo Magno". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.[6]

References

Libretto page of "Cieche tenebre", 1666, Library of Congress
Libretto page of "Cieche tenebre", 1666, Library of Congress[3]
  1. ↑ "Pompeo Magno". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Salvioli, Giovanni. I teatri musicali di Venezia nel Secolo 17. 1637-1700 raccolte ed ordinate da Livio Niso Galvani. Nationale Zentralbibliothek Florenz: Regio Stabilimento Ricordi. p. 193. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cavalli, Pier Francesco. Pompeo magno : drama per musica : nel Teatro à S. Saluatore per l'anno 1666. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Per Francesco Nicolini in Spadaria, In Venetia, 1666, monographic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ↑ English translation by FR, 2021
  5. ↑ Minato, Niccolò. Pompeo Magno: Drama per musica. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Nicolini, 1666. p. 86. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pompeo Magno". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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