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First edition of July 1724 printed by Cluer and Creake. Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Italian: [ˈdʒuːljo ˈtʃeːzare in eˈdʒitto,-ˈtʃɛː-]; lit. ' Julius Caesar in Egypt '; HWV 17), commonly known as Giulio Cesare, is a dramma per musica (opera seria) in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724.
"Va tacito e nascosto" (Italian; translation, "Silently and stealthily") is an aria written for alto castrato voice in act 1 of George Frideric Handel's opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, composed in 1724 to a libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym. Sung by the character Julius Caesar, it features extensive solos for natural horn.
The archlute was used in Handel's operas and like repertoire; [1] Giulio Cesare (1724) has continuo parts labelled both arciliuto and tiorba. Perhaps one player would play both instruments. Music for solo archlute is usually notated in tablature.
Giulio Cesare: Haym Italian libretto: 20 February 1724: London, King's Theatre: 1922, Handel Festival Göttingen 18: Tamerlano: Haym, after Agostin Piovene and Nicholas Pradon Italian libretto: 31 October 1724: London, King's Theatre: 7 September 1924, Karlsruhe 19: Rodelinda: Haym, after Antonio Salvi, after Pierre Corneille's play Pertharite ...
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt)—A dramma per musica (opera seria) in three acts composed by German–British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724, the plot of which is loosely based on historical events during the Roman Civil War of 49–45 BC. [80] [81] [82]
Soon after the premiere of Giulio Cesare in February 1724 she retired from the stage. In 1722 (or possibly 1723) she had secretly married Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough , although he did not acknowledge her status as his wife until 1735, just before his death; until then they lived separately, and society regarded her as his ...
February 20 – The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London. March 7 – Pope Innocent XIII dies at the age of 68 after less than three years as the Roman Catholic pontiff. March 20 – The 1724 papal conclave opens in Rome, 13 days after the death of Innocent XIII. Starting with 33 electors ...
1724 Giulio Cesare (Handel). Noted for the richness of its orchestration. [14] 1724 Tamerlano (Handel). [15] Described by Anthony Hicks, writing in Grove Music Online, as possessing a "taut dramatic power". [16] 1725 Rodelinda (Handel). Rodelinda is often praised [by whom?] for the fullness of the melodic writing among Handel's output. [17]