Alessandro Scarlatti

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June 19, 2013

 

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It was written in 1707, for Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice. It is mainly about the revenge of Prince Eupatore and his sister Laodice on their mother, Queen Stratonica. The Queen has murdered their father and married her lover Farnace (Palisca). There are a lot of da capo arias in this opera, one being "Esci ormai"...
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There are a lot of da capo arias in this opera, one being "Esci ormai". It opens with a sixteen-measure concerto-like ritornello that sets the mood of fiery resolution. The Queen then proclaims to her people that she is banishing mother-love from her breast for their sake. The recitative actually tells us that she is scheming to sacrifice her son for her lover (Palisca)...
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