Delizie, contenti

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"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
by Francesco Cavalli
Jason with the Golden Fleece by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1803
Jason with the Golden Fleece by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1803[1]
EnglishJason
GenreOpera
LibrettoGiacinto Andrea Cicognini
LanguageItalian
Based onApollonios of Rhodes: Argonautica
Durationca. 4 hours
Premiere
Date5 January 1649 (1649-01-05)
LocationTeatro San Cassiano, Venice

It appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble
2017 (recorded) Ombra mai fu (Album) Ensemble Artaserse

Libretto



Modernized Italian

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Ancient Italian


Delizie, contenti, *
Che l'alma beate,
Fermate, fermate;
Su questo mio core
Deh più non stillate
Le gioie d'amore:
Delizie mie care
Fermatevi quì
Non sò più bramare
Mi basta così.

In grembo a gli amori
Tra dolci catene
Morir mi conuiene; **
Dolcezza omicida
A morte mi guida
In braccio al mio bene;
Dolcezze mie care
Fermateui quì,
Non so più bramare,
Mi basta così.

Source: Libretton published Rome 1656[2]
*)compare: in the sheet music, the first line is "declizie, e contenti"
**)"conuiene" → "conviene"; u and v are sometimes used interchangeably

Manuscripts and sheet music

 
Incipit of Delizie contente[3]
  • 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.[3]
There are more editions from different libraries on IMSLP.
  • Free Libretto at the Library of Congress
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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Giasone". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  3. 3.0 3.1 "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.
  4. 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.
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