Giulio Cesare in Egitto
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto is an Italian-language opera seria by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes Julius Caesar’s political and romantic entanglements in Egypt.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Julius Caesar in Egypt | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-language opera
ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ |
| basedOn | Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Egypt ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstModernRevivalCity | Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstModernRevivalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Cleopatra VII
NERFINISHED
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Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century Baroque opera revival ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Achilla
NERFINISHED
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Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nireno NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolomeo (Ptolemy XIII) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCaesarVoiceType |
countertenor
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mezzo-soprano en travesti ⓘ |
| modernCleopatraVoiceType | soprano ⓘ |
| notableAria |
“Al lampo dell’armi”
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“Da tempeste il legno infranto” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Piangerò la sorte mia” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Se pietà di me non senti” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Va tacito e nascosto” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCaesarVoiceType | castrato (alto) ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | one of Handel’s most frequently performed operas ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 20 February 1724 ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | King’s Theatre, Haymarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1724 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Roman civil wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| style | Neapolitan-influenced opera seria ⓘ |
| subject |
Julius Caesar’s political entanglements in Egypt
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Julius Caesar’s romantic relationship with Cleopatra ⓘ |
| title | Giulio Cesare in Egitto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForm | da capo aria–dominated ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Julius Caesar in Egypt