Opera title: | Giulio Cesare |
Composer: | Georg Handel |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Giulio Cesare Synopsis |
Libretto: | Giulio Cesare Libretto |
Translation(s): | English |
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Giulio Cesare / Achilla / Giulio Cesare / Cornelia / Sesto |
Voice(s): | Contralto or Mezzo-Soprano or CounterTenor |
Act: | 1.18 |
Previous scene: | Cesare alla tua destra |
Next scene: | Tu sei il cor di questo core |
Ewa Podleś (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɛva ˈpɔdlɛɕ]; born on April 26, 1952 in Warsaw) is an internationally celebrated Polish coloratura contralto with a very wide vocal range (from a low A2 up to soprano high D) and great vocal agility. Though known mainly for her Baroque works, Podleś's repertoire ranges from Handel's Giulio Cesare (Cesare) to songs by Shostakovich. Right at the center of her abilities, however, are the contralto roles (some of them "trouser" roles) of Rossini. She is also a specialist in Russian works. She has frequently been labeled a "force of nature." Ewa Podleś and her husband, the accomplished pianist Jerzy Marchwiński, live in Warsaw, Poland...
Lyrics & English Translation
How silently,
How slyly,
When once the scent is taken,
The huntsmen tracks the spoor...
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Aria Cesare
Va tacito e nascosto, quand'avido è di preda, l'astuto cacciator.
E chi è mal far disposto, non brama che si veda l'inganno del suo cor. (parte con seguito).
Aria Cesare
It must be tacit and hidden, when greedy is prey, the cunning hunter.
And whoever is ill disposed, does not want to see the deception of his heart. (part with continuation).
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