The text of this aria comes from the baroque hit novel
"The Asian Banise" by Heinrich Anshelm von Zigler und
Kliphausen, which was first published in 1689. The main
characters are Princess Banise and her faithful Prince
Balacin. This aria is sung by Princess Banise with the
saddest and most agile voices just before her by her
lover Prince Balacin thwarted sacrificial death. So it
is a farewell song where the grief over the loss of
life and love as well as the consolation of virtue keep
the balan...(+)
The text of this aria comes from the baroque hit novel
"The Asian Banise" by Heinrich Anshelm von Zigler und
Kliphausen, which was first published in 1689. The main
characters are Princess Banise and her faithful Prince
Balacin. This aria is sung by Princess Banise with the
saddest and most agile voices just before her by her
lover Prince Balacin thwarted sacrificial death. So it
is a farewell song where the grief over the loss of
life and love as well as the consolation of virtue keep
the balance. The text was popular particularly in the
18th and early 19th century.
Heidtmann, Klaus (1952 - )
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