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Revision as of 00:50, 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



Italy
Ancient Italian

{{lang|it|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 often used interchangeably.

}}

Italy
Modernized Italian

Cieche tenebre Apprestatemi Denso vel. Ocultatemi Anco al ciel.

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

United Kingdom

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.[4]
  • 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.[5]

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. 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. "Pompeo Magno". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.