Rosamond

opera by Arne

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  • Thomas Arne, engraving (1782) after an illustration by Francesco Bartolozzi.
    In Thomas Arne

    …in his first stage work, Rosamond (1733). This opera, based on Joseph Addison’s libretto of 1707, was set “after the Italian manner,” and its bravura air “Rise, Glory, Rise” was sung for the next 40 years.

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