page_title: Ah! perfido
hierarchical_section_title: Ah! perfido
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of the 18th century singer Josepha Duschek Français&#160;: Portrait de Josepha Duschek daté de 1796
context_page_description: "Ah! perfido", Op. 65, is a concert aria for soprano and orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven. The dramatic scena begins with a recitative in C major, taken from Pietro Metastasio's Achille in Sciro. The aria "Per pietà, non dirmi addio" is set in the key of E-flat major. and its lyricist is anonymous. A performance takes about 14 minutes.
context_section_description: "Ah! perfido" (Ah! Deceiver), Op. 65, is a concert aria for soprano and orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven. The dramatic scena begins with a recitative in C major, taken from Pietro Metastasio's Achille in Sciro. The aria "Per pietà, non dirmi addio" (For pity's sake, do not bid me farewell) is set in the key of E-flat major. and its lyricist is anonymous. A performance takes about 14 minutes.
caption: Josepha Duschek in 1796, when she was the first soloist of the concert aria
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