Urtext based on the new Complete Edition

solo: S - 1.0.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str

The only concert aria by Beethoven published during his lifetime has enjoyed unflagging popularity among sopranos ever since its publication. While the genre of the piece recalls a dramatic scene from the Italian opera seria, it does raise some fundamental questions: the "Ah, perfido!" text of the recitative was written by Pietro Metastasio, but not the following aria text "Per pietà non dirmi addio" whose author ...