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Siroe. Selections: MU.1185

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Titles

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

Maker(s)

Composer.: Handel, George Frideric
Binder.: J.S. Wilson and Son,

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.
MU.1185 received in an unknown binding, but book plate is preserved. Rebound in ochre cloth with gilt lettering on red morocco spine label by 'J.R. Wilson & Son, Binder, Cambridge' after 1900.
Item no. 1 in MU.1185. Also lacks title page: title "Opera of Siroe By Mr. Handel" written in manuscript on original fly leaf.
Former shelf numbers: 52.D.15 & 11.E.14.
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: Given (1899) by Clark, J. W.

Dating

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

People, subjects and objects depicted

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.1185
Primary reference Number: 280379
ALMA control 001: 991006413228103606

Audit data

Created: Monday 15 February 2021 Updated: Monday 15 February 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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