jan 1, 1724 - Giulio Cesare in Egitto

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Libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym, a long time Handel collaborator

"Empio diro tu sei" is a thrilling specimen of aria as "concerto for voice and orchestra." Handel uses the first ritornello to represent the aria's affect--here, indignation and rage--and does so in a variety of ways: through the minor mode, rapid tempo, and, in the violins, downward rushing scales followed by a near-continuous stream of sixteenth notes

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