Excerpt from Donizetti's Opera La Favorita: Containing the Italian Text, With an English Translation and the Music of All the Principal Airs There is on the court of King Alfonso, a strong party who condemn the illicit passion of the King, so openly avowed and shown, who have stirred up the Papal throne against the King. The Pope sends a Bull to Balthazar, in which this zealous priest is authorized to pronounce the interdict on the King if the latter refuses to dismiss his favorite from the Court and restore his legitimate ...
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Excerpt from Donizetti's Opera La Favorita: Containing the Italian Text, With an English Translation and the Music of All the Principal Airs There is on the court of King Alfonso, a strong party who condemn the illicit passion of the King, so openly avowed and shown, who have stirred up the Papal throne against the King. The Pope sends a Bull to Balthazar, in which this zealous priest is authorized to pronounce the interdict on the King if the latter refuses to dismiss his favorite from the Court and restore his legitimate wife to her rights. Balthazar appears with this commission before the King. Alfonso is first inclined to refuse obedience to the papa} summons; but as his followers stand aghast at the threatened interdiction, he wavers. Balthazar gives him time till the morrow, and yet withholds his anathema. At this juncture Ferdinand appears at court, returning from the war, in which he has highly distinguished him self, in fact, by his valor, has saved the kingdom from ruin. Alfonzo asks him to name the prize which he demands for his services. Ferdinand claims the hand of Leonora. The King, who immediately becomes aware that there exists a mutual feeling between these two persons, gives his assent with reluctance, as he loved her dearly, and had just now nearly risked the wrath of the Pope for her sake. Leonora, who does not wish to be taken for any better than she is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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