Its libretto was cobbled together from earlier works such as Spontini's La vestale and Mayr's Medea in Corinth and the aria "Non partì? Finora è al campo" was from the composer's earlier opera Bianca e Fernando. In the first scene, the hero's companion Flavio asks the proconsul if he does not fear the main character's anger
Its libretto was cobbled together from earlier works such as Spontini's La vestale and Mayr's Medea in Corinth and the aria "Non partì? Finora è al campo" was from the composer's earlier opera Bianca e Fernando. In the first scene, the hero's companion Flavio asks the proconsul if he does not fear the main character's anger, and the proconsul responds with "Meco all'altar di Venere" and proclaims his love for Adelgisa. The title character, written specifically for Giuditta Pasta, betrays Pollione to Oroveso, but eventually decides to join him on the funeral pyre. Known best for the aria "Casta diva," for ten points, name this opera featuring a druid priestess, a bel canto work of Vincenzo Bellini.
Its libretto was cobbled together from earlier works such as Spontini's La vestale and Mayr's Medea in Corinth and the aria
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