Cara sposa

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Cara sposa is a celebrated tenor aria from George Frideric Handel’s opera "Rinaldo," known for its lyrical beauty and expressive, ornamented vocal line.

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Cara sposa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical music composition ⓘ
tenor aria ⓘ
associatedCharacter Rinaldo ⓘ
catalogueNumber HWV 7 ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
dramaticContext expression of grief and longing ⓘ
emotionalCharacter lament ⓘ
firstPerformanceOpera 1711 ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy classical tenors ⓘ
genre Baroque aria ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the best-known arias from Rinaldo ⓘ
representative example of Handel’s Italian opera style ⓘ
historicalVoiceType castrato (originally written for castrato voice) ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
modernPerformancePractice often sung by tenor ⓘ
movementType da capo aria ⓘ
musicalFeatures expressive suspensions ⓘ
long melodic lines ⓘ
ornamental appoggiaturas ⓘ
slow, sustained phrasing ⓘ
notableFor expressive vocal line ⓘ
lyrical beauty ⓘ
ornamented vocal line ⓘ
operaAct Act 1 of Rinaldo ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
orchestration basso continuo ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
originalCityOfPremiere London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
originalTheatreOfPremiere Queen's Theatre, Haymarket ⓘ
partOfOpera Rinaldo ⓘ
requires advanced breath control ⓘ
expressive legato singing ⓘ
structure ABA form ⓘ
stylePeriod Baroque ⓘ
tempoIndication Largo ⓘ
textAuthor Giacomo Rossi ⓘ
textTheme loss of a beloved spouse ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium tenor and orchestra ⓘ
usedIn concert repertoire ⓘ
recital repertoire ⓘ
vocalType tenor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rinaldo → notableAria → Cara sposa ⓘ
Rinaldo → notableAria → Cara sposa ⓘ