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===Synopsis=== | ===Synopsis=== | ||
==English== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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(''Translated from: Libretto 1659, Library of Congress''<ref name="LibrettoLOC"/><ref name="FR"/> | (''Translated from: Libretto 1659, Library of Congress''<ref name="LibrettoLOC"/><ref name="FR"/> | ||
From Leda, wife of Tindar, king of Sparta, was born Helen, so rare in beauty that she became admired by the whole world, and gained fame with the fires of Troy, which were started because of her. Menelaus, the nephew of Atreus, the famous king of Crete, took a fancy to her and became her husband. But first, she was kidnapped by Theseus, in the company of Pirithous, them having made a vow to marry only the daughters of Jupiter. For this reason, Theseus abducted Helen, of whom it was said that she had been begotten by Jupiter in the guise of a Swan. In order to achieve this rapture, Theseus abandoned Hippolyta, sister of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons, who had been given to him by Hercules, and when he fought with him against the Amazons, he defeated them and took Hippolyta prisoner. | From Leda, wife of Tindar, king of Sparta, was born Helen, so rare in beauty that she became admired by the whole world, and gained fame with the fires of Troy, which were started because of her. Menelaus, the nephew of Atreus, the famous king of Crete, took a fancy to her and became her husband. But first, she was kidnapped by Theseus, in the company of Pirithous, them having made a vow to marry only the daughters of Jupiter. For this reason, Theseus abducted Helen, of whom it was said that she had been begotten by Jupiter in the guise of a Swan. In order to achieve this rapture, Theseus abandoned Hippolyta, sister of Antiope, Queen of the Amazons, who had been given to him by Hercules, and when he fought with him against the Amazons, he defeated them and took Hippolyta prisoner. | ||
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Finalmente Castore, e Polluce Fratelli d'Elena arrivano per liberarla dalle mani di Teseo. Ippolita si scopre: Teseo resta vinto dalli affetti di essa: e se gli fa sposo: e Menelao, scopertosi, resta Sposo di Elena e così fra questi successi si conclude l'opera intrecciata con vari accidenti. | Finalmente Castore, e Polluce Fratelli d'Elena arrivano per liberarla dalle mani di Teseo. Ippolita si scopre: Teseo resta vinto dalli affetti di essa: e se gli fa sposo: e Menelao, scopertosi, resta Sposo di Elena e così fra questi successi si conclude l'opera intrecciata con vari accidenti. | ||
==Roles and premiere cast== | ==Roles and premiere cast== | ||