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Il ballo delle ingrate
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Il ballo delle ingrate by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
AMORE
De l'implacabil Dio
Eccone giunt'al Regno,
Seconda, O bella Madre, il pregar mio.
VENERE
Non tacerà mia voce
Dolci lusinghe e prieghi
Finhe l'alma feroce
Del Re severo al tuo voler non pieghi.
AMORE
Ferma, Madre, il bel piè, non por le piante
Nel tenebroso impero,
Che l'aer tutto nero
Non macchiass'il candor del bel sembiante:
Io sol n'andrò nella magion oscura,
E pregand'il gran Re trarotti avante.
VENERE
Va pur come t'agrada. Io qui t'aspetto,
Discreto pargoletto.
(Sinfonia)
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About Il ballo delle ingrate
Claudio Monteverdi's Il ballo delle ingrate is a secular dramatic madrigal, a theatrical entertainment for soloists and chorus. The scene opens with Venus and Cupid seeking to persuade Pluto to release souls from his dark realm. Cupid, assured by Venus, descends alone to plead with the king of the underworld. The chorus then addresses the 'Ladies', urging them to heed the celestial words, advising that those who resist love in their youth will later burn with its darts when they are old and no longer able to act. The dramatic text, a dialogue between deities and a chorus of nymphs and gods, explores the power of love.
