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whose treachery has brought a curse on them. To propitiate the angry goddess, two faithful lovers must be sacrificed each year to a lake monster until a faithful lover can be found to offer his own life. Fidelity, therefore, is at a premium in Cumae, and victims are hard to find.
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look-out for a lover but startled to hear of the risk in true love. Melibeo suggests that as High Priests are exempt, she might give her attentions to him. She agrees, on condition that he favours her brother's suit with Celia.
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first grateful, but seeing Celia with Lindoro pretends ardent love for Nerina to spite Celia. She remonstrates with Nerina who advises that she forget Fileno.
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A Scena in Haydn's Die belohnte Treue (La fedeltà premiata), the Larghetto of Mozart's Piano Concerto in B flat, K. 595, and "Der Hölle Rache"
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851:The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
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48:Title page of the libretto, 1782
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751:Hungaroton
718:(Diana) –
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951:Kemp L.
893:(1991).
660:continuo
488:A garden
454:worship
446:Synopsis
425:soprano
377:soprano
371:Nerina,
341:soprano
316:Fileno,
230:Idomeneo
208:and the
180:pastoral
167:Cimarosa
159:libretto
85:Premiere
72:Based on
64:Language
756:1999 –
675:1976 –
653:cantata
535:A grove
305:(1782)
303:soprano
291:Celia,
91: (
67:Italian
1235:Operas
1185:Portal
1173:(1791)
1165:(1784)
1162:Armida
1157:(1782)
1149:(1781)
1141:(1779)
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1125:(1777)
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1093:(1770)
1085:(1768)
1077:(1766)
1069:(1753)
1058:Operas
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666:solo.
524:satyrs
422:Diana
394:tenor
300:(1781)
187:Mozart
140:Fertőd
1199:Opera
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579:Music
565:Act 3
530:Act 2
470:Act 1
460:nymph
456:Diana
452:Cumae
411:bass
323:tenor
261:Role
249:Roles
128:opera
32:Opera
997:ed.
899:ISBN
854:ed.
629:Così
587:and
359:bass
283:1782
273:1781
157:The
124:Hob.
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848:in
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122:),
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