Caro Mio Ben-Giuseppe Giordani

Caro Mio Ben Caro Mio Ben is a song by Giuseppe Giordani, an Italian composer, mainly of opera. He was born in Naples, where he studied music with Domenico Cimarosa and Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli. In 1774 he was appointed as music director of the chapel of the Duomo of Naples. His first opera (LEpponina) was released in 1779. His sacred drama La distruzione di Gerusalemme was a notable success at the Teatro San Carlo of Naples in 1787. He became maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Fermo in 1791. Until recently the popular aria Caro Mio Ben was ascribed to Giordani, however after recent scholarship his brother Tommaso Giordani is now attributed. The Lyrics of Caro Mio Ben: Caro mio ben, credimi almen, senza di te languisce il cor, caro mio ben, senza di te languisce il cor Il tuo fedel sospira ognor Cessa, crudel, tanto rigor! Cessa, crudel, tanto rigor, tanto rigor! Caro mio ben, credimi almen, senza di te languisce il cor, caro mio ben, credimi almen, senza di te languisce il cor