Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Naxos

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Accompaniments

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Cleopatra's Aria: Se pietà di me non senti (Act II, Sc.7)

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Sinfonia (Act III, Sc.2)

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La Marche (Act III, Sc.10)

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Sheet Music

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Publisher. Info. London: Cluer & B. Creake, 1724.
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1723.
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Aria (Cesare): "Presti omai"

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Aria: Dal fugor di questa spada

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Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II: For Low Voice.
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Recitative and Aria: Svegliatevi nel core (Act I, Sc.4)

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Recitative and Aria: Piangerò la sorte mia (Act III, Sc.3)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Orchestra (Pisendel?)

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Ouverture

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Largo (Act 1)

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Cesare's Aria: Va tacito (Act I, Sc.9)

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Cleopatra's Aria: Se pietà di me non senti (Act II, Sc.7)

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Sinfonia (Act III, Sc.2)

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Piangerò la sorte mia, si crudele (Act III, Sc.3)

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La Marche (Act III, Sc.10)

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Son nata a lagrimar

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Librettos

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Publisher. Info. I Grandi de L'Opera, Vol.1a No.3
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Work Title Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Juliusz Cezar; 줄리오 체사레; Юлий Цезарь; Հուլիոս Կեսարը Եգիպտոսում; Julio César en Egipto; Juli Cèsar; Julius Caesar; Giulio Cesare; エジプトのジュリアス・シーザー; Ο Ιούλιος Καίσαρ στην Αίγυπτο; Julius Cæsar; Julius Caesar Egyiptomban; Jül Sezar, Mısır'da; Julius Caesar v Egyptě; 朱利奧·凱撒 (歌劇); 朱利奥·凱撒 (歌劇); Julio Cezaro en Egiptio; 朱利奥·凱撒; Юлій Цезар
Name Aliases Jules César en Égypte; Julio Cesar en Egipto; Julio César; Julio Cesar; Julio César en Egipto (Händel); Julius Cäsar in Ägypten; Ιούλιος Καίσαρ; Julius Caesar i Egypten; Julius Ceasar in Egypt; 朱利奧·凱撒; 朱利奥斯·凯撒; Юлій Цезар в Єгипті
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178649088; LCCN: n85064890; GND: 300064624; SELIBR: 171627; BNF: 139131219
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 17
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 209
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1724
First Performance. 1724-2-20 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Francesca Cuzzoni (Cleopatra)
Margherita Durastanti (Sesto)
Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Giulio Cesare)
Gaetano Berenstadt (Tolomeo)
Signor Bigonzi (Nireno)
Anastasia Robinson (Cornelia)
Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Achilla)
Mr. Lagarde (Curio)
First Publication. 1724
Librettist Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729),
after Giacomo Francesco Bussani (fl.1673–80)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 2 sopranos, 4 altos, 2 basses, orchestra
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Cast
Cleopatra (soprano)
Sesto (soprano)
Giulio Cesare (alto-castrato)
Tolomeo (alto-castrato)
Nireno (alto-castrato)
Cornelia (alto)
Achilla (baritone)
Curio (bass)

Orchestra

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons
4 horns, trumpet, strings, continuo