Ah! per sempre io ti perdei Vincenzo Bellini / Arr. Anton Haeck

Titel / Title: Ah! per sempre io ti perdei
Untertitel / Subtitle: from the Opera I Puritani
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: Baritone and Wind Ensemble
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music vocal series
from the Opera I Puritani

'I Puritani' (The Puritans) is the last opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It is situated in England during the English Civil War in 1640. The aria 'Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei' is sung in the first act by Ricardo: At daybreak, the Puritan soldiers anticipate victory over the Royalists. Riccardo had been promised Elvira's hand in marriage by Lord Valton but, returning to Plymouth, he finds that she is in love with Arturo (a Royalist), and will marry him instead. He confides in Bruno (Ah! Per sempre...).