Sinfonia
Prologue - At Sea
‘Non perche congiurati’ - Nettuno
‘O, degl’humidi regni’ - Vistola Fiume
‘Biondo Dio del bel Permesso’ - Chorus of Water Deities
‘Poscia che’l Cielo e’l Mare’ - Nettuno
‘Biondo Dio del bel Permesso’ - Chorus of Water Deities
Scene One - Melissa approaches Alcina’s island, riding on a dolphin
Sinfonia
‘Cosi perfida Alcina’ - Melissa
Scene Two - On Alcina’s Island
‘Qui si può dire’ - Chorus of six damsels
‘Quanto per dolce, e mia beata sorte’ - Ruggiero, Alcina
‘Quando Amor l’arco vuol tendere’ - Two damsels
‘Rimanti, o mio Signore’ - Alcina, Ruggiero
‘Aure volanti, Augeri canori’ - Damsels, Ruggiero
Ritornello
‘Per la piu vaga, e belle Terrena Stella’ - Pastore, Ruggiero
‘Chi nel fior di giovinezza’ - Sirena, Ruggiero
‘Ecco l’ora, ecco il punto’ - Melissa, Ruggiero
‘Ruggier de’ danni asprissimi’ - Chorus of enchanted plants, Ruggiero, Melissa
‘O bei pensieri volare’ - Chorus of damsels, Alcina
‘Non so qual sia maggiore’ - Nunzia, Alcina
‘Ecco Ruggiero a noi bella Regina’ - Two damsels, Alcina, Ruggiero
‘Non solo il chiaro Astolfo’ - Melissa
Scene Three - On Alcina’s Island, the sea is on fire, and Alcina arrives in an enormous boat
‘Qual temerario core’ - Alcina
‘Provera, crudelta’ - Chorus of Monsters
‘E come ohime dall’odioso regno’ - Astolfo, Melissa, Alcina
Scene Four - Rocky cliffs, Alcina’s boat turns into a sea monster and flies away
‘Versate occhi’ - A previously enchanted lady, Melissa
‘Ai Diletti, al gioire’ - Chorus of newly liberated knights and damsels
‘Tosche, de Sol piu belle’ - Tutti
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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