Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto III, Scena VII
Key	g minor
Meter	3/4
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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Notes

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 223 (Appendix)

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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