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Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!

If I, O Heaven, could tell you
Author unknown
W.A.Mozart
ROGELIO ALVAREZ MENESES
K. 418 (1783)
English versin by
BIBLIOTECA PARTICULAR Piano reduction by
Lorraine Noel Finley
John R. Barrow
In this aria, inserted by Aloysia Weber Lange into Act I, Scene 6 of Pasquale Anfossi's opera II cu-
rioso indiscreto (The Indiscreet and Inquisitive Mari), Clorinda, denying her own devotion for her titled
lover, admonishes him to seek happiness with Emilia, her rival for his affections.

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