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Act I, scene 7 - Accompanied recitative for Selena and Arsace, "Tu parli di morire?"
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Act II, scene 7 - Accompanied recitative of Selena, "Dov'è, ah dov'è, son io"
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Act II, scene 9 - Accompanied recitative of Arsace, "Cedere è forza, o cara"
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a Grande of the kingdom of Epirus and captain of the royal guards
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Evandro, "Vedrai se un fido core"
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Act I, scene 3 - Aria of
Zelinda, "Ch'io presso del soglio"
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Larissa, a tributary and friend of Medonte
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in 2010. The most famous vocal piece from the opera is the
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Act I, scene 5 - Aria of
Medonte, "Pensa che sol per poco"
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Act II, scene 3 - Aria of
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Premiere cast, 26 January 1780, Teatro Argentina, Rome
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