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111033-34 bk AriadneEU 1/12/06 10:36 AM Page 12 CD 2 messenger of death. He stands before her, and she exclaims ‘Theseus’. Richard The Opera (continued) 5 Bacchus addresses her as the goddess of the island, 1 When a woman thinks she belongs just to one man, but she has long awaited him. He calls her to join him STRAUSS the idea of another steals into her head, a common on his ship, and Ariadne understands this as a voyage to commedia dell’arte predicament. oblivion. Ariadne auf Naxos 2 Harlequin likes the sermon, but it has fallen on deaf 6 Bacchus, though, is a god, sired by a god, not ready ears. He makes advances to Zerbinetta, trying to kiss to let her die in his arms. She recoils in fear at his voice, SCHW her. The others urge her to give up trying to console sinking down, as he holds her. Everything vanishes, and TH AR Ariadne. She flirts with the men, before disappearing a starry sky stretches above them. BE Z A K with Harlequin, while the others pretend to look for her. S O I P 7 Ariadne wonders whether their journey is over, L F 3 The Naiad, Dryad and Echo hurry in, announcing while Bacchus rejoices in his love that has transformed E the appearance of a handsome young god, Bacchus, her cave, while the nymphs, unseen, are heard. brought up by nymphs, after his mother’s death, Zerbinetta enters, indicating Bacchus and Ariadne, welcomed by Circe, whose wiles he has eluded.
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