Melissa
La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
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The sorceress Melissa is the heroine of this particular version of how Ruggiero escapes from Alcina. She has seen Ruggiero’s future and knows how important it is for him to return to his betrothed, Bradamante, so she resolved to rescue him from Alcina’s enchanted island.
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