La fida ninfa (The Faithful Nymph, RV 714) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi to a libretto by Scipione Maffei. The opera was first performed for the opening of the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona on 6 January 1732.[1][2] Among the arias is "Alma oppressa de sorte crudele" (Soul oppressed by cruel fate).

La fida ninfa
Opera by Antonio Vivaldi
Portrait of Vivaldi, 1725
LibrettistScipione Maffei
LanguageItalian
Premiere
6 January 1732 (1732-01-06)

Recording

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References

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  1. ^ Karl Heller. Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice (1997), p. 108: "... and La fida ninfa to initiate the Teatro Filarmonico on 6 January 1732."
  2. ^ Michael Talbot. The Vivaldi Compendium (2011), p. xxiii: "In January 1732 La fida ninfa, an exceptionally prestigious commission, inaugurated ..."

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