La Dafne prominent figure throughout the composition, at times adding to the action of the story and at other times, providing reflective commentary. The prologue is delivered by the poet Ovid as he sings the text: When the opera proper begins, the god Apollo slays the Python, a monster which has been terrifying the Greek island of Delos. Cupid and Venus are unimpressed by Apollo’s boasting and about his conquest and his feelings of being invincible. Because of this, they plot revenge on Apollo. Cupid shoots two arrows, the first of which makes Apollo fall in love with the nymph Daphne, daughter
Once Upon a Time (S.H.E album) Once Upon a Time (S.H.E album) Once Upon a Time () is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. It was released on November 25, 2005 by HIM International Music. As of 14 December 2005, the album had shipped over 1 million copies across Asia. This album features music styles with European myth elements such as a musical composition by Mozart in "不想長大" (Don't Wanna Grow Up) as well as Greek elements in the lyrics of "月桂女神" (Laurel Tree Goddess - Daphne). "Super Model" was used to promote Daphne Shoes' D18 line of shoes, while "Laurel Tree