Piangerò la sorte mia

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"Piangerò la sorte mia" is a famous sorrowful aria sung by Cleopatra in George Frideric Handel’s opera *Giulio Cesare*, renowned for its expressive melody and emotional depth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf da capo aria ⓘ
opera aria ⓘ
act Act III ⓘ
associatedCharacter Giulio Cesare ⓘ
catalogueNumber HWV 17 (within the opera Giulio Cesare) ⓘ
characterContext Cleopatra laments her misfortune and apparent defeat ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
dramaticFunction expresses Cleopatra's despair and inner strength ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
firstPerformanceTheatre King's Theatre, Haymarket ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Giulio Cesare in Egitto ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1724 ⓘ
form ABA′ ⓘ
genre Baroque aria ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Nicola Francesco Haym ⓘ
mood sorrowful ⓘ
notableFeature emotional depth ⓘ
expressive melodic line ⓘ
partOfWork Giulio Cesare ⓘ
performancePractice often ornamented in the repeat of the A section ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
repertoireStatus standard soprano concert aria ⓘ
reputation one of Handel's most famous arias ⓘ
section contrasting faster B section ⓘ
slow lamenting A section ⓘ
setting ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
sungByCharacter Cleopatra ⓘ
textOpening "Piangerò la sorte mia" ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation soprano and orchestra ⓘ
voiceType soprano ⓘ

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Giulio Cesare → notableAria → Piangerò la sorte mia ⓘ
Giulio Cesare in Egitto → notableAria → “Piangerò la sorte mia” ⓘ
linked to: Piangerò la sorte mia
Piangerò la sorte mia → textOpening → "Piangerò la sorte mia" ⓘ
linked to: Piangerò la sorte mia
HWV 17 → notableAria → Piangerò la sorte mia ⓘ