All the music is lost apart from the extended recitative known as "" ("Ariadne's Lament"). The libretto, which survives complete, was written in eight scenes by Ottavio Rinuccini, who used Ovid's Heroides and other classical sources to relate the story of Ariadne's abandonment by Theseus on the island of Naxos and her subsequent elevation as bride to the god Bacchus.
All the music has been lost except for the extensive aria "" ("Ariadne's Lament"). The libretto, which remains complete, was composed by Ottavio Rinuccini over eight scenes, utilizing Ovid's Heroides and other classical sources to narrate Ariadne's abandonment on Naxos and her subsequent marriage to Bacchus.