Titel - Bright Phoebus greets most clearly |
Countertenor 1: David Hurley | Countertenor 2: Nigel Short | Tenor: Paul Phoenix | Bariton 1: Philip Lawson | Bariton 2: Gabriel Crouch | Baß: Stephen Connolly |
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Bright Phoebus greets most clearly With radiant beams fair Oriana sitting. Her apple Venus yields as best befitting A Queen beloved most dearly. Rich Pluto leaves his treasures And Proserpine glad runs in her best array; Nymphs deck her crown with bay; Her feet are lions kissing; No joy can there be missing. Now Thetis leaves the mermaids' tunes admired And swells with pride to see this Queen desired. Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana: Long live fair Oriana. |