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'''"{{lang|it|Mio diletto, mio sospiro}}"<ref name="LibrettoLOC"/>''' (also ''"Mio diletto, mio respiro"''<ref name="Manuscript"/>) is an aria from [[ | '''"{{lang|it|Mio diletto, mio sospiro}}"<ref name="LibrettoLOC"/>''' (also ''"Mio diletto, mio respiro"''<ref name="Manuscript"/>) is an aria from [[Francesco Cavalli]]'s opera ''[[Elena (Francesco Cavalli)|Elena]]''. The libretti was created by [[Giovanni Faustini]] and [[Nicolò Minato]] who finished it after Faustini's death<ref name="Rosand"/>. The opera premiered at the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice on 26 December 1659.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
The duet ''"Mio diletto, mio sospiro"'' appears at in Act III Scene I when Helen and Menelaos reconcile. Menelaos has much to account for: | The duet ''"Mio diletto, mio sospiro"'' appears at in Act III Scene I when Helen and Menelaos reconcile. Menelaos has much to account for: Charmed by Helen's beauty, he had taken on the guise of a battle-hardened Amazon to get close to her, offering her close combat training, a move which led to his own abduction by an enarmored Teseo. | ||
''"Mio diletto, mio sospiro"'' appears on the following album: | ''"Mio diletto, mio sospiro"'' appears on the following album: | ||
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'''Menelao''' | '''Menelao''' | ||
Gradite i miei affetti? | Gradite i miei affetti? | ||
Elena | '''Elena''' | ||
Il centro sete voi de' miei diletti | Il centro sete voi de' miei diletti | ||
'''Menelao''' | '''Menelao''' | ||
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'''Menelao''' | '''Menelao''' | ||
Gradite i miei affetti? | Gradite i miei affetti? | ||
Elena | '''Elena''' | ||
Il centro sete voi de' miei diletti | Il centro sete voi de' miei diletti | ||
'''Menelao''' | '''Menelao''' | ||
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A friend or a foe? | A friend or a foe? | ||
How did you decide, oh beautiful one? | How did you decide, oh beautiful one? | ||
Helen | '''Helen''' | ||
By your modesty, by your love | By your modesty, by your love | ||
My heart is vanquished. | My heart is vanquished. | ||
'''Menelaus''' | '''Menelaus''' | ||
Do you approve of my feelings? | Do you approve of my feelings? | ||
'''Helen''' | |||
You are the very core of my love. | You are the very core of my love. | ||
Menelaus | '''Menelaus''' | ||
Let me kiss | Let me kiss | ||
The animated snow | The animated snow | ||
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|archive-date={{date|2021-11-08|DMY}} | |archive-date={{date|2021-11-08|DMY}} | ||
|location= | |location=Library of Congress | ||
|publisher=Si vende da Giacomo Batti in frez., In Venetia, 1659, monographic. | |publisher=Si vende da Giacomo Batti in frez., In Venetia, 1659, monographic. | ||
|page= <!-- or pages= --> | |page= <!-- or pages= --> | ||
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</ref> | </ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="TeatriVenezia"> | ||
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|last=Salvioli | |last=Salvioli | ||
|first=Giovanni | |first=Giovanni | ||
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|page= 193<!-- or pages= --> | |page= 193<!-- or pages= --> | ||
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<ref name="FR">English Translation: 2021 by FR</ref> | |||
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