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{{italictitle}}Cymon is a five-act opera composed by Michael Arne, with a libretto by David Garrick.[1]Cymon and Iphigenia is a novella taken from Boccaccio's Decamerone and developed later by the poet and dramatist John Dryden. Cymon tells the story of a captive prince who falls in love with a shepherdess named Sylvia. The prince's captor, Urganda, threatens to punish Sylvia, but Merlin the magician frustrates her plans, allowing the lovers to unite.[1]Cymon was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 2 January 1767. A subsequent 64 performances, in seven seasons, made it Michael Arne's biggest success.[1]References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Parkinson|first=John A.|title=Cymon|work=Grove Music Online|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=27 August 2011}}
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