Leo: Sotto l’ombra d’un faggio fermò l’incerto passo

Description

Forces: soprano & continuo

Source: BL Add MS 14210 ff 35v – 41v

The young man, perhaps unlucky and unhappy Tirsi, finds himself once more beneath the shade of a beech tree lamenting the cruelty of his beloved Dorinda. 2 recit and aria form with some stylish vocal passage work in both arias.

Range: d# – g#”

Editor: James Sanderson