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
‘O miseri mortali� - Melissa
‘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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