In the aria "Piu Che Penso," the mezzo-soprano title character promises his general Ariodate that his daughter will have a royal husband, but in "Crude Furie," he throws a temper tantrum when learning that his love object, Ariodate's daughter Romilda, has married his brother Arsamene instead.
In the aria "Piu Che Penso," the mezzo-soprano title character promises his general Ariodate that his daughter will have a royal husband, but in "Crude Furie," he throws a temper tantrum when learning that his love object, Ariodate's daughter Romilda, has married his brother Arsamene instead. This baroque opera opens with the title character singing to a beloved tree in "Ombra Mai Fu," which despite having a Larghetto tempo direction, has become known to churchgoers as Handel's famous Largo. FTP, identify this opera about the titular historical Persian king.
In the aria "Piu Che Penso," the mezzo-soprano title character promises his general Ariodate that his daughter will have a royal husband, but in "Crude Furie," he throws a temper tantrum when learning that his love object, Ariodate's daughter Romilda, has married his brother Arsamene instead.
{Xerxes} or {Serse}