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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instanceOf musical work
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
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
Ptolemy XIII NERFINISHED
language Italian
librettist Nicola Francesco Haym NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Cleopatra NERFINISHED
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
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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