“Care pupille“ (Vivaldi) Topi Lehtipuu

“Care pupille“ Antonio Vivaldi (1678 -- 1741) Topi Lehtipuu, tenor I Barrochisti Diego Fasolis, conductor From the opera La virtù trionfante, dell’amore, e dell’odio, overo Il Tigrane (RV 740), a pasticcio for which Vivaldi composed only Act II. Act I and the intermezzo were composed by B. Micheli, and Act III by N. Romaldo. First performed at Teatro Capranica in Rome during carnival in 1724. Libretto by Francesco Silvani. “Care pupille Tra mille e mille Degne voi siete Sol di regnar. Come vi piace Con egual face D’amor e sdegno Vi fate amar.“ TRANSLATION: Dear eyes, Amid thousand upon thousand You alone are worthy To reign. As it pleases you, With an equal flame Of love and disdain You make men love you. CD available from Naïve as part of the Vivaldi Edition: Art by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) Further research: