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Priva son d'ogni conforto
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cornelia, widow of Pompey
• Voice Part : contralto|mezzo-soprano   Fach : contralto
• Setting : the bridge over the Nile entering Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : B4 to D5. Tessitura : D4 to C5
• Synopsis : Cornelia's husband, Pompey, has been killed by the Egyptians to show their loyalty to Caesar. After unsuccessfully attempting suicide, she sings of her unhappiness and her loneliness.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Svegliatevi nel core
      from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompey
• Voice Part : soprano|tenor   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Setting : the bridge over the Nile entering Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : C3 to G4. Tessitura : F3 to F4
• Synopsis : Sesto's father, Pompey, has been killed by the Egyptians to show their loyalty to Caesar. Upset, he vows that he will have revenge upon those that committed the crime.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Sesto was first cast as a woman and then recast in Handel's lifetime as a tenor.

Non disperar
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Cleopatra's room, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : E4 to A6. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to F#/Gb5
• Synopsis : Cleopatra has heard that her brother Tolomeo has killed Caesar's rival, Pompey, in order to influence Caesar. Cleopatra also wants to influence Caesar, but she decides to use her beauty to seduce him instead.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Non è si vago e bello
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Giulio Cesare, emporer of Rome
• Voice Part : contralto|baritone   Fach : male contralto|dramatic baritone
• Setting : Cleopatra's room, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : B3 to B4. Tessitura : B3 to B4
• Synopsis : Caesar sees Cleopatra for the first time and is entranced by her beauty.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Cesare was originally cast as a castrato contralto but is now sometimes cast as a baritone.

Cara speme, questo core
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompey
• Voice Part : soprano|tenor   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Setting : Cleopatra's room, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : D3 to G4. Tessitura : E3 to E4
• Synopsis : Cleopatra is in disguise and using the name Lidia. She overhears Cornelia and Sesto planning to avenge Pompey's murder by Cleopatra's brother Tolomeo. Cleopatra offers her help and Sesto rejoices, believing that they will soon have their revenge.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Sesto was first cast as a woman and then recast in Handel's lifetime as a tenor.

Tu la mia stella sei
      from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Cleopatra's room, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : E4 to A#/Bb6. Tessitura : F4 to G5
• Synopsis : After joining with Cornelia and Sesto in a plot to kill her brother Tolomeo, Cleopatra rejoices in the idea of the fall of Tolomeo and, presumably, her rise to greater power.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Va tacito e nascosto
      from Act I, Scene 3 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Giulio Cesare, emporer of Rome
• Voice Part : contralto|baritone   Fach : male contralto|dramatic baritone
• Setting : palace of Tolomeo, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : C3 to D4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : Tolomeo and Caesar meet in a banquet. When Tolomeo subtly threatens him, Caesar responds, saying that he will be on guard against any violence Tolomeo has planned.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Ken Whitcomb.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Cesare was originally cast as a castrato contralto but is now sometimes cast as a baritone.

V'adoro pupille
      from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Palace of the Goddess of Virtue, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : F4 to G5. Tessitura : G4 to F5
• Synopsis : Cleopatra sings a beautiful love song designed to seduce Caesar from afar.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Ken Whitcomb.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Melinda Parsons and translation by Rebecca Burstein.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

L'angue offeso mai riposa
      from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompey
• Voice Part : soprano|tenor   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Setting : garden of the King's harem, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : C3 to G4. Tessitura : F3 to F4
• Synopsis : Sesto likens the revenge he plans on taking against Tolomeo to a striking serpent.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Sesto was first cast as a woman and then recast in Handel's lifetime as a tenor.

Al lampo dell'armi
      from Act II, Scene 3 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Giulio Cesare, emporer of Rome
• Voice Part : contralto|baritone   Fach : male contralto|dramatic baritone
• Setting : Palace of the Goddess of Virtue, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : C3 to D4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : Cleopatra knows of an attempt on Caesar's life that is about to be made by Tolomeo's soldiers. However, when she tries to warn him to flee, he at first repudiates the idea vigorously. He then runs out to take part in the fighting.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Trpimir Matasovic.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Cesare was originally cast as a castrato contralto but is now sometimes cast as a baritone.

Se pietà di me non senti
      from Act II, Scene 3 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Palace of the Goddess of Virtue, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : E4 to A6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
• Synopsis : Caesar has run outside to fight against Tolomeo's soldiers who are trying to take his life. Inside, Cleopatra finds that she now loves Caesar instead of just pretending to love him so that she would be favored above Tolomeo. She still hopes that Caesar will be able to gain revenge on Tolomeo.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

L'aure che spira
      from Act II, Scene 4 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompey
• Voice Part : soprano|tenor   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Setting : garden of the King's harem, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : B3 to G4. Tessitura : E3 to G4
• Synopsis : Sesto runs into the harem and attempts to stab Tolomeo but is prevented by Achilla. He then attempts to kill himself but is prevented by his mother Cornelia who gives him strength. He then declares his refound determination to have revenge upon Tolomeo.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Sesto was first cast as a woman and then recast in Handel's lifetime as a tenor.

Piangerò la sorte mia
      from Act III, Scene 1 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : woods near Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : E4 to A6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
• Synopsis : Her brother Tolomeo has ordered Cleopatra to prison for scheming with the now-apparently-drowned Caesar. Saddened by the turn of events, Cleopatra contemplates what fate has given her and how, when she is dead, she could come back and haunt her brother.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Dall'ondo…Aure, deh, per pietà spirate - Recit. and Aria
      from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Giulio Cesare, emporer of Rome
• Voice Part : contralto|baritone   Fach : male contralto|dramatic baritone
• Setting : the harbour, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : C3 to D4. Tessitura : D3 to D4
• Synopsis : In an attempt against his life, Caesar was thought to have drowned in the harbour. In actuality, he survived and tells of his escape. He then prays for relief to his loneliness.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Cesare was originally cast as a castrato contralto but is now sometimes cast as a baritone.

La giustizia ha già sull'arco
      from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompey
• Voice Part : soprano|tenor   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Setting : the harbour, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : D3 to G4. Tessitura : G3 to G4
• Synopsis : Sesto and Caesar have now joined forces against their mutual enemy Tolomeo. They hatch a plan in which Sesto will command some of the troops entering Tolomeo's palace through an underground route. Sesto rejoices, believing that at last the murder of his father Pompey will be revenged.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.
• The part of Sesto was first cast as a woman and then recast in Handel's lifetime as a tenor.

Da tempeste il legno infranto
      from Act III, Scene 3 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) by George Frideric Handel
      Libretto : Nicola Haym

• Role : Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic coloratura
• Setting : Cleopatra's room, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
• Range : D#/Eb4 to A6. Tessitura : G#/Ab4 to G#/Ab5
• Synopsis : Just before Cleopatra leaves to go to prison, Caesar breaks into her apartments and liberates her from the clutches of Cleopatra's wicked brother, Tolomeo. In jubilation, she anticipates the victory that is sure to follow.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #25056 (Dover). Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.