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La resurrezione (The Resurrection), HWV 47, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652–1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Marie Casimire of Poland , who was living in exile in Rome .
Its melody is first found in act 3 of Handel's 1705 opera Almira as a sarabande; [1] the score for this can be seen on page 81 of Vol. 55 [2] of Friedrich Chrysander.Handel then used the tune for the aria "Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa", or "Leave the Thorn, Take the Rose", for the character Piacere in part 2 of his 1707 oratorio Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (which was much later, in ...
Carlo Sigismondo Capece (21 June 1652 in Rome – 12 March 1728 in Polistena) was an Italian dramatist and librettist. Capece was court poet to Queen Maria Casimira of Poland , who was living in exile in Rome , and is best remembered today for the libretto of La resurrezione (HWV 47, 1708) a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel . [ 1 ]
Se pari è la tua fè Probably London, after 1710 158c Se pari è la tua fè London, c. 1725–28 159 Se per fatal destino Rome, early 1707 Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709 160a La bianca rosa or Sei pur bella, pur vezzosa Rome, early 1707 Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709 160b La bianca rosa or Sei pur bella, pur vezzosa London, c. 1725–28 160c
The oratorio's structure follows the liturgical year; Part I corresponding with Advent, Christmas and the life of Jesus, Part II with Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost, Part III with the end of the church year, dealing with the end of time, the Resurrection of the dead and Christ's glorification in heaven.
Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2008 "Spain" is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea.It is likely Corea's most recognized piece, and is considered a jazz standard.
Autograph of Tolomeo, 1728. Tolomeo, re d'Egitto ("Ptolemy, King of Egypt", HWV 25) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's Tolomeo et Alessandro.
As well as performing many of his early Italian solo cantatas, Durastanti's first roles for Handel included Mary Magdalene in his oratorio La resurrezione (1708) and the title role in Agrippina (1709), in her capacity as prima donna of the S Giovanni Grisostomo Theatre in Venice, where she sang from 1709 to 1712. After singing at Parma ...