HWV 17
E566932
HWV 17 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Giulio Cesare," one of his most celebrated and frequently performed Baroque operas.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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opera ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | events from the Roman Civil War in Egypt ⓘ |
| catalogue | Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | castrato roles originally written for high male voices ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStyle | features extensive da capo arias ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Cleopatra VII
NERFINISHED
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Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cleopatra
NERFINISHED
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Cornelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolomeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernPerformancePractice | castrato roles often sung by countertenors or mezzo-sopranos ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Da tempeste il legno infranto
NERFINISHED
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Piangerò la sorte mia NERFINISHED ⓘ Se pietà di me non senti ⓘ Va tacito e nascosto ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature | prominent use of horns in some arias ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | King’s Theatre, Haymarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of Handel’s most celebrated operas
ⓘ
one of the most frequently performed Baroque operas ⓘ |
| setting | Alexandria, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| style | Baroque opera ⓘ |
| subject | Julius Caesar in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Giulio Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workNumberInCatalogue | 17 ⓘ |
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