"Sebben, crudele" is an aria from Antonio Caldara's 1710 opera, La costanza in amor vince l'inganno (Faithfulness in love conquers treachery). It comes from the third scene of the opera's first act, and is sung by the character Aminta, a nobleman whose wife is unfaithful.
Although the opera itself has been rarely performed in modern times, Sebben, crudele remains a popular concert aria. It has been recorded by Cecilia Bartoli, Beniamino Gigli and Janet Baker, amongst others.
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Bibliography
Anthology of Italian Song of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries - Selected and edited with biographical notes by Alessandro Parisotti, G. Schirmer, 1926
References
External links
The LiederNet Archive
Compositions by Antonio Caldara
Opera excerpts
1710 compositions
{ lyrics}
Sebben, crudele, Mi fai languir, Sempre fedele Ti voglio amar.
Sebben, crudele, Mi fai languir, Sempre fedele Ti voglio amar.
Sebben, crudele, Mi fai languir, Sempre fedele Ti voglio amar.
Con la lunghezza
Del mio servir
La tua fierezza
La tua fierezza
Saprò stancar. La tua fierezza Saprò stancar.
Sebben, crudele, Mi fai languir, Sempre fedele Ti voglio amar.