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

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