Friday Musical Moment: A Pact of Love and Power

Welcome to your Friday Musical Moment! Today’s piece is from Antonio Sacchini’s Oedipe A Colone, Act 1, Scene 3, “Je ne vous quitte point”. The part of Eriphile is performed by Kirsten Blaise and the music is of course performed by the Opera Lafayette Orchestra.

In this piece, Eriphile is destined to marry Polynices who formed a pact with Theseus (Eriphile’s father) in a bid to retake the throne of Thebes. She sings “I am not leaving you.” to Polynices.