'Liebe, sag', was fängst du an?' (Elmira) Aria for soprano and orchestra From the opera 'Der hochmütige, gestürzte und wieder erhabene Crœsus' in the 1730 version (Act II, Scene 8) Libretto: Lucas von Bostel (1649-1716), after Nicolò Minato's 'Creso' (first set by Emperor Leopold I, 1678) Music: Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) First performance of the revised version: 6 December 1730 in Hamburg (Theater am Gänsemarkt) ___ Elmira: Sandrine Piau, soprano Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by Bernhard Forck (concertmaster) Concert: 20 October 2008 in Vienna (Theater an der Wien) Pitch: A = 415 Hz ___ There was no indication as to where the aria should end in the score. Consequently, I have edited the last bar that can be seen in this video to make it fit the performance. Marc D.