Publio Cornelio Scipione, HWV 20 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Performances

Naxos

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Sinfonia in D Major (Act III, Scene 5)

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Sheet Music

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 71
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1877. Plate H.W. 71.
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Overture

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London: I. Walsh, No.676, n.d.
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Parts

Overture

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Schrank II coll.
Possibly missing Oboes.
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Aria: Tutta raccolta ancor

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Arranger Amelia Lehmann (1838-1903) as A.L.
Language English
Translator Theophilus Marzials (1850–1920), English text
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Co., 1895. Plate H. 1233.
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Misc. Notes The recitative which precedes this aria is taken from Giulio Cesare.
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Aria: Scoglio d'immota fronte

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

March (Act I, Scene 1)

For Organ (Leber)

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For Organ (Best)

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Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.2 (pp.520)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Misc. Notes Transposed in E-flat major.
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Aria: Dimmi cara (Act I. Sc. 7 No. 16)

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Arranger Peter Prelleur (1705-1741)
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Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Misc. Notes From The Modern Musick-Master, VI. The Harpsichord Illustrated and Improv’d (1731).
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Sinfonia in D Major (Act III, Scene 5)

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Lamentandomi corro a volo

For Piano (Duncan)

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Libretto

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Misc. Notes The 1726 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

The separate language pages are more precise transcripts for study purposes.

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General Information

Work Title Scipione
Alternative. Title Publio Cornelio Scipione
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174951550; LCCN: n86001629; GND: 1051510376; SELIBR: 171619; BNF: 13976281d
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 20
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 411
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1726-03-02
First Performance. 1726-3-12 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
  • Scipio : Antonio Baldi (alto-castrato)
  • Lucejo : Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
  • Berenice : Francesca Cuzzoni (soprano)
  • Lelio : Luigi Antinori (tenor)
  • Ernando : Giuseppe Maria Boschi (bass)
  • Armira : Livia Costantini, called "La Polacchina" (soprano)
Librettist Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687-1765), after Antonio Salvi, 1704
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
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Cast
Scipione, commander of the Roman army (alto castrato)
Lucejo, Spanish prince, in disguise in the Roman army (alto castrato)
Lelio, Roman general (tenor)
Berenice, prisoner (soprano)
Armira, prisoner (soprano)
Ernando, King of the Balearic Islands and father to Berenice (bass)

Orchestra

2 recorders, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, [bassoon]
2 horns, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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Extra Information The 1730-11-3 revival included 2 new arias for Fabri.