from Act III, Scene 2 of the Italian opera
Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: Nicola Haym
Role: Giulio Cesare, emporer of Rome
Voice Part: contralto Fach: contralto|dramatic baritone
Setting: the harbour, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
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.