Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 (Handel)
Movements
Piangerò la sorte mia
Notes
Giulio Cesare (HWV 17) is a 1724 opera seria by Handel. The libretto was written by Nicola Francesco Haym who used an earlier libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani, which had been set to music by Antonio Sartorio (1676). The opera was a success at its first performances, was frequently revived by Handel in his subsequent opera seasons and is now one of the most often performed Baroque operas. The opera’s plot is loosely based on historical events during the Roman Civil War of 49–45 BC.
