Serse

Opera

Writers: George Frederic Handel Niccolo Minato Silvio Stampiglia

Songs

Overture

Act One

Scene One

Scene Two

  • Recitative ‘Siam giunti, Elviro’ - Arsamene, Elviro
  • No. 2 Sinfonia and Recitative ‘Sento soave concento’ - Arsamene, Elviro
  • No. 3 Arioso and recitative ‘O voi che penate’ - Romilda, Arsamenes, Elviro, Xerxes

Scene Three

Scene Four

  • Recitative ‘Arsamene!’ - Romilda, Arsamene, Atalanta
  • No. 6 Aria ‘Si, si mio ben’ - Atalanta
  • Recitative ‘Presto, Signor’ - Elviro, Arsamenes

Scene Five

Scene Six

  • Recitative ‘Bellissima Romilda’ - Serse
  • No. 8 Aria ‘Di tacere e di schernirmi’ - Serse

Scene Seven

  • Recitative ‘Aspide sono’ - Romilda
  • No. 9 Aria ‘Ne men con l’ombre’ - Romilda

Scene Eight

  • No. 10 Aria ‘Se cangio spoglia, non cangio core’ - Amastre

Scene Nine

  • Recitative ‘Pugnammo, amici’ - Ariodate, Amastre
  • No. 11a Chorus ‘Già la tromba, che chiamo’ - Soldiers

Scene Ten

  • Recitative ‘Ecco, Serse, o che volto’ - Amastre, Serse, Ariodate
  • No. 12 Aria ‘Soggetto al mio volere’ - Ariodate
  • No. 11b Chorus ‘Già la tromba, che chiamo’ - Soldiers

Scene Eleven

  • Recitative ‘Queste vittorie, io credo’ - Serse, Amastris
  • No. 13 Aria ‘Piu che penso alle fiamme’ - Serse

Scene Twelve

  • Recitative ‘Eccoti il foglio, Elviro’’ - Arsamene, Elviro
  • No. 14 Arietta ‘Signor, Signor, lasciate far a me’ - Elviro
  • No. 15 Aria ‘Non so se sia la speme’ - Arsamene

Scene Thirteen

  • Recitative ‘Tradir di reggia sposa’ - Amastre
  • No. 16 Aria ‘Sapra delle mie offese’ - Amastre

Scene Fourteen

  • Recitative ‘Al fin sarete sposa’ - Atalanta, Romilda
  • No. 17 Aria ‘Se l’idol mio’ - Romilda

Scene Fifteen

  • Recitative ‘Per rapir quel tesoro’ - Atalanta
  • No. 18 Aria ‘Un cenno leggiadretto’ - Atalanta

Act Two

Scene One

  • No. 19 Arioso ‘Speranze mie fermate’ - Amastre
  • No. 20 Arioso ‘Ah! Chi voler fiora?’ - Elviro
  • Recitative ‘E chi direbbe mai?’ - Elviro, Amastre
  • No. 21 ‘Or che siete speranze tradite’ - Amastre

Scene Two

  • Recitative ‘Quel curioso e partito’ - Elviro
  • No. 22 Arioso and Recitative ‘A piangere ogn’ora Amor mi destina’ - Atalanta, Elviro
  • No. 23 Arietta ‘Ah! Tigre infedele’ - Elviro
  • Revitative ‘Parti; il Re s’avvicina’ - Atalanta, Elviro

Scene Three

  • Recitative ‘Con questo foglio’ - Atalanta
  • No. 24 Arioso ‘E tormento troppo fiero’ - Serse
  • Recitative ‘Di quel foglio, Atalanta?’ Serse, Atalanta
  • No. 25a Aria ‘Dira che amore per me’ - Atalanta
  • Recitative ‘Voi quel foglio lasciate’ - Serse, Atalanta
  • No. 25b Aria ‘Dira che non m’amo’ - Atalanta

Scene Four

  • Recitative ‘Ingannata Romilda!’ - Serse, Romilda
  • No. 26 Duet ‘L’amerete?’ - Serse, Romilda
  • No. 27 Aria ‘Se bramate d’amar, chi vi sdegna’ - Serse

Scene Five

  • No. 28a Recitativo accompagnato ‘L’amero?’ non fia vero’ - Romilda
  • No. 28b Aria ‘E gelosia quella tiranna’ - Romilda

Scene Six

Scene Seven

  • Recitative ‘E passo affe!’ - Elviro, Arsamene
  • No. 30 Aria ‘Quella che tutta fe’ - Arsamene

Scene Eight

  • No. 31a Chorus ‘La virtute sol potea’ - Sailors
  • Recitative ‘Ariodate!’ - Serse, Ariodate
  • No. 31b Chorus ‘La virtute sol potea’ - Sailors

Scene Nine

  • No. 32 Arioso ‘Per dar fine alla mia pena’ - Arsamene
  • Recitative ‘Arsamene, ove andate?’ - Serse, Arsamene
  • No. 33 Aria ‘Si, la voglio’ - Arsamene

Scene Ten

  • Recitative ‘V’inchino, eccelso Re’ - Atalanta, Serse
  • No. 34 Aria ‘Voi me dite che non l’ami’ - Atalanta
  • Recitative ‘Saria lieve ogni doglia’ - Serse
  • No. 35 Aria ‘Il core spera e teme’ - Serse

Scene Eleven

  • Recitative ‘Me infelice’ - Elviro
  • No. 36 ‘Del mio caro baco amabile’ - Elviro

Scene Twelve

  • No. 37 Duet ‘Gran pena e gelosia’ - Serse, Amastre
  • Recitative ‘Aspra sorte!’ - Serse, Amastre

Scene Thirteen

  • Recitative ‘Romilda; e sara ver’ - Serse
  • No. 38 Arietta ‘Val piu contento core’ - Romilda
  • Recitative ‘Vuo ch’abbian fine’ - Serse, Romilda, Amastre

Scene Fourteen

  • Recitative ‘La fortuna, la vita’ - Amastre, Romilda
  • No. 39 Aria ‘Chi cede al furore’ - Romilda

Act Three

No. 40 Sinfonia

Scene One

  • Recitative ‘Sono vani i pretesti’ - Arsamene, Romilda, Elviro

Scene Two

  • Recitative ‘Ahi! Scoperto e l’inganno!’ - Atalanta, Elviro, Arsamene, Romilda
  • No. 41 Arietta ‘No, no, se tu mi sprezzi’ - Atalanta

Scene Three

  • Recitative ‘Ecco in segno di fe’ - Romilda, Elviro, Arsamene, Serse
  • No. 42 Aria ‘Per rendermi beato’ - Serse

Scene Four

  • Recitative ‘Ubbidiro al mio Re’ - Arsamene, Romilda
  • No. 43 Aria ‘Amor, tiranno Amor’ - Arsamene

Scene Five

  • Recitative ‘Come già vi accennammo’ - Serse, Ariodate
  • No. 44 ‘Del Ciel d’amore sorte si bella’ - Ariodate

Scene Six

  • Recitative ‘Il suo serto rifiuto?’ - Romilda

Scene Seven

  • Recitative ‘Fermatevi, mia sposa’ - Serse, Romilda

Scene Eight

  • Recitative ‘Prode guerrier’ - Romilda, Amastre
  • No. 45 Aria ‘Cagion son io del mio dolore’ - Amastre

Scene Nine

  • Recitative ‘Romilda infida’ - Arsamene, Romilda
  • No. 46 Duet ‘Troppo oltraggi la mia fede’ - Arsamene, Romilda

Scene Ten

  • No. 47a Chorus ‘Cio che Giove’ - Ministers
  • Recitative ‘Ecco lo sposo!’ - Ariodate, Arsamene, Romilda
  • No. 47b Chorus ‘Chi infelice si trovo’ - Ministers

Scene Eleven

Final Scene

  • Recitative ‘Perfidi! E ancor osate’ - Serse, Ariodate, Arsamene, Romilda, Amastre, Elviro, Atalanta
  • No. 49 Aria ‘Caro vio siete all’alma’ - Romilda
  • No. 50 Finale ‘Ritorna a noi la calma’ - Tutti

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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