Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) - "Incomprensibil Nume” from Act II of his Opera ‘Pompeo Magno’ (1666)

Pompey Magno (1666)
Dramma per musica of three acts with libretto by Niccolo Minato, first performed at the Teatro S. Salvatore in Venice, 20 February 1666.
Dedicated to Madama Illustriss Maria Mancini Colonna, Roman Princess, Duchess of Tagliacozzo, published in Venice by Francesco Nicolini. Within the original manuscript It includes the dedication to the princess, a message to the reader, and details of the decorations in each scene, and the dances throughout.
The Dramma per musica refers to Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106 BC - 48 BC), consulted as a member of the triumvirate with César and Crassus.
At the start of Act II we hear Balletto de Pazzi followed by the aria “Incomprensibil Nume” in which Pompey gives thanks to the gods in the presence of Caesar for his victories.
Bellot Ensemble
Lucine Musaelian - Soprano & Viola da Gamba
Edmund Taylor - Violin
Olivia Petryszak - Recorder
Ana Dunne Sequi - Viola
Pablo Tejedor-Gutierrez - Cello
Danny Murphy - Theorbo
Mathew Brown - Keyboard
Performed at St Mary Le Stand, London
Videographer - Tim Macklin

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Beautiful done! Bravi 👏