| DRAMATIS PERSONAE | Primer Elenco | |||
| HERCULES | Basso | Héroe, también llamado Alcides |
Henry Theodore
Reinhold, basso
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| DEJANIRA | Mezzosoprano | La esposa de Hércules |
Ms. Robinson,
mezzosoprano
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| HYLLUS | Tenore | El hijo de ambos |
John Beard,
tenore
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| IOLE | Soprano | Princesa de Ocalía |
Elisabeth Duparc
(La Francesina), soprano
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| LYCHAS | Alto | Heraldo, fiel sirviente de Dejanira |
Susanna Maria
Ciber, alto
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| PRIEST OF JUPITER | Basso | Sacerdote de Zeus | ||
| Libreto: | Thomas Broughton, de Sófocles y Ovidio |
| Música terminada en: | Agosto 17 de 1744 |
| Estreno: | Enero 5 de 1745 |
| Instrumentación: | Oboes I, II - Violines I,
II y III - Viola -
Bajo Continuo - Trompetas I, II - Cornos I, II - Timbales |
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| Peaceful rest, dear parent
shade,
light the earth be on thee laid! in thy daughter's pious mind all thy virtues live enshrin'd. |
¡Descansa en paz,
sombra de mi querido padre,
que la tierra te sea grata alli donde yaces! están grabadas todas tus virtudes en la memoria de tu piadosa hija. |
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| The smiling hours, a joyful
train,
on silken pinions waft again the moments of delight. Returning pleasures banish
woe,
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The smiling hours, a joyful
train,
on silken pinions waft again the moments of delight. Returning pleasures banish
woe,
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| From celestial seats descending,
joys divine awhile suspending, gods have left their heav'n above to taste the sweeter heav'n of love. Cease my passion then to
blame,
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Desde los tronos celestiales
descienden,
joys divine awhile suspending, gods have left their Heav'n above to taste the sweeter heav'n of love. Cease my passion then to
blame,
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