He asks Andronicus to ask her hand from Bajazet and tells him that he should marry Irene (who is betrothed to Tamerlane). Scene 3 (Tamerlane & Andronicus): Tamerlane grants to Andronicus the Byzantine Empire and discloses that he is in love with Asteria. Idaspe warns him that Greece has already turned the Empire over to Tamerlane and that Asteria’s beauty will fade, but Andronicus could be crowned Byzantine emperor. Andronicus tells Idaspe to watch Bajazet for Asteria’s sake. Scene 1 (Bajazet & Andronicus): Awaiting death, Bajazet tells Andronicus that if he weds Asteria he must hate Tamerlane. In garden of occupied capital of Bursa, where Tamerlane resides following the defeat of the Turks. Sultan Bajazet prisoned by Tamburlaine (1878) by Stanisław ChlebowskiĪct I. Irene, princess of Tresbisond, promised in marriage to Tamerlane Tamerlano, the emperor of the Uzbek Turksīajazet, the emperor of the Ottoman Turks, now a prisoner to TamerlanoĪsteria, daughter of Bajazet, in love with AndronicusĪndronicus, a prince from Greece, ally of Tamerlane The famous aria " Sposa son disprezzata" is from this opera. The story is about the fate of Bajazet (known as Bayezid I) after being captured by Tamerlane ( Timur Lenk). It includes a three-movement sinfonia as an introduction. It was premiered in Verona, during the Carnival season of that year. Its libretto was written by Agostino Piovene. Bajazet ( Italian pronunciation: also called Il Tamerlano) (RV 703) is an Italian opera in 3 acts composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735.
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