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Siroe. Selections: MU.381.D

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Siroe. Selections
Siroe : an opera / compos'd by Mr. Handel.

Maker(s)

Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Binder: Cockerell Bindery

Categories

Description

Italian
Overture and 19 arias from the opera.
Title added in manuscript to a Collins frame (see W.C. Smith).
Italian words.
Staff notation.
Founder's bequest, 1816. Inscribed on title page: "R. Fitzwilliam, 1767".
MU.381 received stab stitched in paper covers. Bound in quarter Morocco leather Cockerell paper sides and vellum tips by the Cockerell Bindery in March, 1981.
MU.381 lacks title page: title "Siroe" written in manuscript on original cover, and pages 21-22 printed in reverse order..
Former shelf numbers: 31.F.14 & x.2.54(c).
Contents
Overture in Siroe -- D'ogni amator la fede : Sung by Sigra. Faustina in Siroe -- Se il labro [=labbro] amor ti giura : Sung by Sigr. Senesino in Siroe -- O placido il mare : Sung by Sigra. Cuzzoni in Siroe -- La forte [=sorte] mia tiranna : Sung by Sigr. Senesino in Siroe -- Vedeste mai sul prato : Sung by Sigra. Faustina in Siroe -- Or mi perdo di speranza : Sung by Sigra. Cuzzoni in Siroe -- Mi lagnero tacendo : Sung by Sigra. Cuzzoni in Siroe -- Mi credin fedele [=credi infedele] : Sung by Sigr. Senesino in Siroe -- Sgombra dell'anima : Sung by Sigra. Faustina in Siroe -- Tu di pieta mi spolgi : Sung by Sigr. Boschi in Siroe -- Fra dubi [=dubbi] affetti miei : Sung by Sigr. Senesino in Siroe -- L'aura non sempre spira : Sung by Sigra. Cuzzoni in Siroe -- Non vi piaque ingiusti Dei : Sung by Sigra. Faustina in Siroe -- Se il caro figlio vede in periglio : Sung by Sigra. Cuzzoni in Siroe -- Deggio morire o stelle : Sung by Sigr. Senesino in Siroe -- Ch'io mai vi possa lasciar d'amare [=amate] : Sung by Sigra. Faustina in Siroe -- Se l'amor tuo mi rendi : Sung by Sigr. Senesino in Siroe -- Torrente cresciuto per torbida piena : Sung by Sigra. Cuzzoni in Siroe -- La mia speranza diceva al core : Sung by Sigra. Faustina in Siroe.

Measurements and weight

1 score (46 pages) ; 35 cm.

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1747 : London : Printed for & sould by I. Walsh, [approximately 1747]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.381.D
Primary reference Number: 278785
ALMA control 001: 991006413228103606
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Monday 15 February 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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