Edda Moser&Arleen Auger-Mozart “Mitridate, Re di Ponto“ - “Se viver non degg’io“ (Live)*

W.A. Mozart “Mitridate, Re di Ponto“ Act ll Aspacia & Sifare “Se viver non degg’io“ Edda Moser - Aspacia Arleen Auger - Sifare Leopold Hager - Conductor Mozarteum Orchester of Salzburg Live: Salzburg 25/08/1971 *N.B. Unfortunately the recording is poor quality. However, it is absolutely fabulous singing. Paintings (Silvio and Dorinda): 1. Pieter van Lint (1609 -1690) 2. Daniel Janszoon Thivaert (1613 - 1657) 3. Unknown 4. Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1609 -1662) “Silvio and Dorinda“ Dorinda was infatuated with the young Silvio. But he was a hunter who spent most of his time in the woods. One day Dorinda covered herself with a bearskin and followed Silvio into the woods. As might be expected, the hunter mistook her for a bear and shot an arrow into her breast. Silvio kneels beside her, offering an arrow to Linco, at the same time baring his breast, since he has no further wish to live. The story comes fro