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'''"{{lang|it|Imeneo}"''' (English: Hymeneus)<ref name="WikiImeneo"/> is an opera by [[Georg Friedrich Händel]]. The author of the libretto is unknown, but it was heavily influenced by one by [[Silvio Stampiglia]]. <p>
'''"{{lang|it|Imeneo}}"''' (English: Hymeneus)<ref name="WikiImeneo"/> is an opera by [[Georg Friedrich Händel]]. The author of the libretto is unknown, but it was heavily influenced by one by [[Silvio Stampiglia]]. <p>


Arias from ''Imeneo'' appears on the following album:  
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==Libretto==
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| title            = {{lang|it|"Se potessero i sospir' miei"}}
| english-title    = Had but my Sighs the Pow'r to swell
| composer        =Georg Friedrich Händel
| lyricist        =anonymous, after [[Silvio Stampiglia]]
| work            =[[Imeneo]]
| catalogue        = HWV 41
| role            = Tirinto
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{{Libretti
| country =Italy
| language-note =
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Se potessero i sospir’ miei
far che l’onde
a queste sponde,
riportassero il legno infido,<nowiki>*</nowiki>
io vorrei
tutti sciogliere là sul lido
i sospiri del mio cor.
Ma non possono far dal mare
ritornare
a me Rosmene.
Deh! sù l’ale a queste arene
La conduca il dio d’amor!}}</poem>
<poem>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>) Libretto 1742: "ritornassero";
Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft Leipzig: "riportassero".<ref name="Libretto"/><ref name="IMSLP"/>
</poem>
}}{{Libretti
| country =Italy
| language-note =Ancient Italian
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Se potessero i sospir miei
Far; che l'onde
A queste sponde
Ritornassero il Legno infido:<nowiki>*</nowiki>
Io vorrei
Tutti sciogliere là sul lido
I sospiri del mio cor.
Ma non posson' far dal mare
Ritornare
A me Rosmene.
Deh! su l’ali a qùest Arene
La conduca il Dio d’Amor.<ref name="Libretto"/>}}
</poem><poem>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>) Libretto 1742: "ritornassero";
Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft Leipzig: "riportassero".<ref name="Libretto"/><ref name="IMSLP"/>
</poem>
}}</div>
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| country =United Kingdom
| language-note =Historic poetic translation
| libretto-text =<poem>Had but my Sighs the Pow'r to swell
The sleeping Gales, and roll the Sea,
And back the treach'rous Bark repel,
The Bark that bore my Life away;
My anxious Bosom wou'd suffice
Sufficient Gales of ceaseless Sighs.
But Winds and Seas the Spoilers aid,
And bear far hence the wretched Maid.
Ah, God of Love! on gentle Wing,
Back to this Shore the Captive bring.<ref name="Libretto"/></poem>
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==Context==
The aria is set at the beginning of Act I, closing Scene I. The location is a pleasant garden in Athens, where ''Tirinto'' (Tirinthus) shares his grief upon the loss of Rosemene with ''Argenius''. Rosmene, a virgin of goddess Ceres, has fallen into the hands of barbaric pirates.
==Manuscripts and sheet music==
==Manuscripts and sheet music==
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*Sheet Music (Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft Leipzig)
*Sheet Music (Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft Leipzig)
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==''Imeneo'' in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history==
==''Imeneo'' in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history==
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 5 October 2021

Imeneo
Dramma per musica, Serenata by Georg Friedrich Händel
Georg Friedrich Händel - Imeneo - title page of the libretto - Dublin 1740.png
Title page of the libretto of "Imeneo"
TranslationHymeneus
Librettistanonymous, after Silvio Stampiglia
LanguageItalian
Based onImeneo by Silvio Stampiglia
Premiere
22 November 1740 (1740-11-22)
Lincoln's Inn Fields, London

"Imeneo" (English: Hymeneus)[1] is an opera by Georg Friedrich Händel. The author of the libretto is unknown, but it was heavily influenced by one by Silvio Stampiglia.

Arias from Imeneo appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble Conductor
2016 The Händel Album Ensemble Artaserse Philippe Jaroussky

It was part of the following concert programs:

Year Concert program Ensemble Conductor

Manuscripts and sheet music

  • Sheet Music (Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft Leipzig)

"Imeneo, Georg Friedrich Händel". IMSLP. Retrieved October 3, 2021.[2]

  • Libretto:

Handel, George Friderick (1742). Hymen. A serenata. Compos'd by Mr. Handel. Ital. & Eng. British Library: G. Faulkner. [3]

Imeneo in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history

Solo/Recital Albums

Year Album
2016 The Händel Album

Videos

Year Production

Concert programs

Year Concert Program

Complete list of musical numbers from Imeneo

This listing only contains musical pieces and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.

Year published or performed title Album, Video or Concert Program Year first published/performed
2016 (published) Se potessero i sospir' miei The Händel Album 1740


References

  1. ↑ "Imeneo". Wikipedia. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Imeneo, Georg Friedrich Händel". IMSLP. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ Handel, George Friderick (1742). Hymen. A serenata. Compos'd by Mr. Handel. Ital. & Eng. British Library: G. Faulkner.
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