Porpora: Se la rosa fresca, e bella

Description

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Forces: soprano & continuo

Source: BL Add MS 14210 ff142v – 149r

A lovely cantata with a somewhat ‘early’ feeling to it. The recitative structure is as complicated as ever, but the arias are a little simpler than the later works. The story revolves around the attraction of bees to roses, in this case the rose is Irene and the bee is her erstwhile lover.<br>
Range: e – f#’

Editor: James Sanderson