Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Opera and Vocal Music in the Late Seventeenth Century

Listening Selections

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51 Antonio Cesti: E che si fa? from Orontea, Act II, recitative
90 Alessandro Scarlatti: In volver ciò che tu brami, from Griselda, aria
89a Alessandro Scarlatti: Vivo, vivo penando and , ben mio, sì, from Clori vezzosa, e bella, cantata (Available on CDs only)
89b Alessandro Scarlatti: Vivo, vivo penando and , ben mio, sì, from Clori vezzosa, e bella, cantata (Available on CDs only)
82a Jean-Baptiste Lully: Overture and Act II, Scene 5, Enfin il est en ma puissance, from Armide, tragédie lyrique
82b Jean-Baptiste Lully: Overture and Act II, Scene 5, Enfin il est en ma puissance, from Armide, tragédie lyrique
83 Jean-Baptiste Lully: In te Domine speravi, from Te Deum, grand motet
86b Henry Purcell: Thy hand, Belinda; When I am laid in earth; and With drooping wings, from Dido and Aeneas
86a Henry Purcell: Thy hand, Belinda; When I am laid in earth; and With drooping wings, from Dido and Aeneas
86c Henry Purcell: Thy hand, Belinda; When I am laid in earth; and With drooping wings, from Dido and Aeneas
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