Caro! Bella! Più amabile beltà (Handel) Emanuela Galli & Kristina Hammarström

Caro! Bella! Più amabile beltà from Giulio Cesare in Egitto (HWV 17) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Kristina Hammarström as CESARE and Emanuela Galli as CLEOPATRA Orchestra of Patras under George Petrou Premiere: King’s Theatre, London, 1724   The roles of Cesare and Cleopatra were originally sung by the castrato Senesino and the famous soprano Francesca Cuzzoni.   At the end of the opera, the victorious Cesare and Cleopatra enter Alexandria, and Cesare proclaims Cleopatra to be queen of Egypt and promises his support to her and her country. In this final duet they declare their love for each other. Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729) CLEOPATRA Caro! CESARE Bella! CLEOPATRA e CESARE Più amabile beltà mai non si troverà del tuo bel volto. In te/In me non splenderà né amor né fedeltà da te/da me disciolto. CLEOPATRA Beloved! CAESAR Dearest! CLEOPATRA and CAESAR Greater beauty will never be found than in your lovely face. In me/In you neither love nor fidelity will shine, apart from you/me. My dear! (etc.) CD available from MD&G Records: https://www.amazon.com/Handel-Giulio-... Photography: NYC Dance Project by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory http://www.nycdanceproject.com/