"Tre giorni son che Nina in letto senesta" (often called "Nina" or the "Siciliana") is an 18th-century song long attributed to
Pergolesi, but now more often to
Vincenzo Legrenzo Ciampi (1719–1762). The song was one of the "Arie antiche" favourites of 19th-century salons associated with
Alessandro Parisotti, and in the 20th century was recorded by
Enrico Caruso,
Tito Schipa,
Giuseppe Anselmi,
Richard Tucker as well as more recently, by
Alfredo Kraus
Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (; 24 November 192710 September 1999) was a distinguished Spanish tenor from the Canary Islands (known professionally as Alfredo Kraus), particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles. He was ...
and
Ramon Vargas.
[''The Music Magazine/Musical Courier '' Volumes 141-142 1950- Page 35
"... perpetuates an old error. The pretty, and very familiar Nina is not by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi but by Legrenzio Vincenzo Ciampi (1719-1762)."] The attribution to Pergolesi may have come from the mistaken assumption that the song is based on an aria sung about Nina in Pergolesi's ''
Lo frate 'nnamorato''.
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18th-century songs