. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . rs in Act III, in the scene representing the Valley of Jehosaphat, near , a Christian maiden, who has been held a prisoner in Antioch, falls in love with aSaracen enemy, Orontes, and when Antioch is captured by the Christians, the lovers areforced to flee the wrath of Giseldas father, who is in command of the conquering army. In the pursuit Orontes is wounded, but the lovers are protected by a hermit, who takesth
. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . rs in Act III, in the scene representing the Valley of Jehosaphat, near , a Christian maiden, who has been held a prisoner in Antioch, falls in love with aSaracen enemy, Orontes, and when Antioch is captured by the Christians, the lovers areforced to flee the wrath of Giseldas father, who is in command of the conquering army. In the pursuit Orontes is wounded, but the lovers are protected by a hermit, who takesthem to his cavern. The trio begins at the moment when Orontes renounces his Saracen faithand becomes a Christian for Giseldas sake. Orontes begins the trio with his sympathetic melody— Andantino a mezza voce. Qual vo • lut • tra scor re re J » II iyft r ■ £ e » ** r g * II and this is followed by duet passages between Giselda and the priest, and later between thetenor and soprano. The terzetto grows more intense and moving as it proceeds, and the threevoices, which combine in dramatic fashion, conclude the trio with a splendid triumphant ROOM IN MILAN IN WHICH VERDI DIED 248
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