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3 unusual facts about Conservati fedele


Conservati fedele

It was slightly revised in January 1766, possibly for a performance for Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau.

The Newberry Library (Case MS 6A, 48), Chicago, acquired the manuscript (6 sheets, 11 pages) through a bequest of the opera singer Claire Dux –Mrs Charles H. Swift– (1885–1967 in Chicago).

K23

"Conservati fedele", K. 23, a concert aria for soprano and orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Artaserse

Mozart's aria for soprano and orchestra "Conservati fedele" (K. 23, 1765) is set to the parting verses of Mandane (Artaserse's sister) at the end of the first scene.


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