HWV 17

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HWV 17 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Giulio Cesare," one of his most celebrated and frequently performed Baroque operas.

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HWV 17 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
opera ⓘ
associatedComposer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
basedOn events from the Roman Civil War in Egypt ⓘ
catalogue Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ
catalogueNumber HWV 17 ⓘ
characterType castrato roles originally written for high male voices ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
composerStyle features extensive da capo arias ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
genre opera seria ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted Cleopatra VII ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Ptolemy XIII ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Nicola Francesco Haym ⓘ
mainCharacter Cleopatra ⓘ
Cornelia ⓘ
Giulio Cesare ⓘ
Sesto ⓘ
Tolomeo ⓘ
modernPerformancePractice castrato roles often sung by countertenors or mezzo-sopranos ⓘ
notableAria Da tempeste il legno infranto ⓘ
Piangerò la sorte mia ⓘ
Se pietà di me non senti ⓘ
Va tacito e nascosto ⓘ
orchestrationFeature prominent use of horns in some arias ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeOfPremiere London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereTheatre King’s Theatre, Haymarket ⓘ
reputation one of Handel’s most celebrated operas ⓘ
one of the most frequently performed Baroque operas ⓘ
setting Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
style Baroque opera ⓘ
subject Julius Caesar in Egypt ⓘ
title Giulio Cesare ⓘ
workNumberInCatalogue 17 ⓘ

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