Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto terzo, Scena III
Key	G major
Meter	12/8
Tempo	Allegro
Structure	da capo

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About the text

• Author: Nicola Francesco Haym
• Adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from L’amor tirannico by Domenico Lalli. The story is derived from Tacitus’ Annals, book xii. Lalli’s text was based on the earlier French play L’amour tyrannique by Georges de Scudéry.

Instrumentation

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Categories

• Handel soprano arias ›
• Handel opera arias ›
• Arias in G major ›
• Arias in 12/8 meter ›
• Tempo [Allegro] ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 153
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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