V'adoro, pupille

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"V'adoro, pupille" is a celebrated da capo aria from George Frideric Handel’s opera *Giulio Cesare*, renowned for its lyrical beauty and expressive vocal writing.

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V'adoro, pupille canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aria ⓘ
da capo aria ⓘ
act Act II ⓘ
associatedComposer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
associatedForm opera seria aria ⓘ
catalogueIn Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
dramaticFunction love aria ⓘ
seduction scene centerpiece ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1724 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre Baroque opera aria ⓘ
historicalContext premiered at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket ⓘ
key commonly performed in F major (original key may vary by edition) ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Nicola Francesco Haym ⓘ
notableCharacteristic expressive vocal writing ⓘ
lyrical beauty ⓘ
notableRecordingArtists Cecilia Bartoli ⓘ
Danielle de Niese ⓘ
Natalie Dessay ⓘ
Renée Fleming ⓘ
operaCatalogueNumber HWV 17 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature rich instrumental accompaniment ⓘ
use of obbligato instruments ⓘ
originalAudience London opera-going public ⓘ
partOfOpera Giulio Cesare ⓘ
performancePractice use of improvised vocal ornamentation in the da capo section ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
repriseFeature ornamented return of A section ⓘ
sceneContext Cleopatra attempts to seduce Giulio Cesare ⓘ
structure ABA' ⓘ
style Italian opera seria ⓘ
sungByCharacter Cleopatra ⓘ
tempoIndication typically Andante or similar moderate tempo ⓘ
textIncipit V'adoro, pupille ⓘ
textTheme adoration of the beloved’s eyes ⓘ
typicalPerformanceSetting concert repertoire ⓘ
staged opera productions ⓘ
vocalRange high soprano ⓘ
vocalType soprano ⓘ

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

Giulio Cesare → notableAria → V'adoro, pupille ⓘ
V'adoro, pupille → textIncipit → V'adoro, pupille ⓘ