"Delizie, contenti" is an aria from the opera Il Giasone by Francesco Cavalli. The libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini is based on the events detailed in Argonautica by Apollonios of Rhodes.[1]
Il Giasone | |
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by Francesco Cavalli | |
English | Jason |
Genre | Opera |
Libretto | Giacinto Andrea Cicognini |
Language | Italian |
Based on | Apollonios of Rhodes: Argonautica |
Duration | ca. 4 hours |
Premiere | |
Date | 5 January 1649 |
Location | Teatro San Cassiano, Venice |
It appears on the following album:
Year | Album | Ensemble |
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2017 (recorded) | Ombra mai fu (Album) | Ensemble Artaserse |
Libretto
from Il Giasone
Francesco Cavalli (music), Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (words)
Modernized Italian | |
Delizie, contenti, * *)compare: in the sheet music, the first line is "delizie, e contenti"[2] |
Ancient Italian | |
Delizie, contenti, * |
Manuscripts and sheet music
- Free Scores at the IMSLP:
- "Il Giasone (Cavalli, Francesco)". Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1640-60). Misc. Notes Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc): Rari 6.4.3. Retrieved 8 November 2021.[2]
- There are more editions from different libraries on IMSLP.
- Free Libretto at the Library of Congress
- (Here, "Delizie, contenti" is missing.)
- Cavalli, Pier Francesco. Il Giasone : drama musicale del dottor Giacinto Andrea Cicognini Firoentino. Library of Congress: Per Nicolò Pezzana, In Venetia, 1664, monographic. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.[4]
- Libretto at the Library of Florence
- Cicognini, Giacinto Andrea. Giasone drama musicale del dottore Giacinto Andrea Cicognini, Accademico Instancabile. All'illustriss. ... Sforza Maidalchini. Nationale Zentralbibliothek Florenz: per l'Onofri. Ad istanza di Gio. Batista Fiorillo, Comico Acceso, 1656. p. 48. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Giasone". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Il Giasone (Cavalli, Francesco)". Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1640-60). Misc. Notes Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc): Rari 6.4.3. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cicognini, Giacinto Andrea. Giasone drama musicale del dottore Giacinto Andrea Cicognini, Accademico Instancabile. All'illustriss. ... Sforza Maidalchini. Nationale Zentralbibliothek Florenz: per l'Onofri. Ad istanza di Gio. Batista Fiorillo, Comico Acceso, 1656. p. 48.
- ↑ Cavalli, Pier Francesco. Il Giasone : drama musicale del dottor Giacinto Andrea Cicognini Firoentino. Library of Congress: Per Nicolò Pezzana, In Venetia, 1664, monographic. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.