Händel: Cara speme (Giulio Cesare in Egitto) - Eser

'Cara speme' (Sesto)
Aria in E-flat major for soprano, violins in unison (in ritornello) and basso continuo
From the opera 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto', HWV 17 (No. 12)
Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym, after Giacomo Francesco Bussani's 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto' (music by Antonio Sartorio, 1676)
Music: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
First performance: 20 February 1724, in London (King's Theatre, Haymarket)
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Sesto: Eser, contralto
Bass realisation and programming: Marc D.
Recording: May 2012
Pitch: A = 415 Hz
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Cara speme, questo core
tu cominci a lusingar.
Par che il ciel presti favore
i miei torti a vendicar.
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Translation (by Marc D.):
Dear hope, you are beginning
to caress my heart.
It seems that heaven is in favour
of avenging the injustice I have suffered.
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Eser

[@jimfowler5930]

Singen und Cello=Perfekt!

[@civileso]

Thanks a lot Chris!

[@kootallica]

* Thank you as always for sharing these, the voice is angelic :) _ KOO

[@civileso]

Thanks!

[@civileso]

Hi, Alain! Thank you very much!

Cantas hermosísimo.

[@civileso]

Thanks a lot!

[@civileso]

You're welcome! Thanks for the compliment.

[@mradaChris]

you sang this beautifully!

[@civileso]

Thank you, Chris!

[@civileso]

Thank you for your kind words. I am listening to your video as I write this comment, though I am very familiar with most of the da capo versions you posted. I will post a comment under your video to give my opinion on the subject. You don't have the Hunt version that I love the most, but the one you have by Hunt still sounds sublime to my ear :)

[@LindoroRossini]

Your post inspired me to browse various recordings, and I ultimately created a sort of reference to the different ornamental techniques used by modern performers to ornament the air in question: watch?v=Wmz70TFIon8. Considering your experience in the material as a listener and performer, I would be overjoyed to hear some of your ideas on the presented da capos. Sincerely yours, LR.

[@civileso]

I would too, if I could. It's not as if I turned down an offer from Les Arts Florissants.

[@flelgrorf7577]

Lol 😂 😂

[@doddsalfa]

:)

[@doddsalfa]

i would use real instruments singing Handel