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from Act I, Scene 2 of the Italian opera Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: Nicola Haym

Role: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: dramatic coloratura
Setting: Cleopatra's room, Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
Synopsis: After joining with Cornelia and Sesto in a plot to kill her brother Tolomeo, Cleopatra rejoices in the idea of the fall of Tolomeo and, presumably, her rise to greater power.
Range: Tessitura:
E4 - A#/Bb5F4 - G5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Paolo Mattiazzi (added 1999-08-24)
Tu la mia stella sei, Cleopatra's aria from Giulio Cesare

Vegli pur il germano
alla propria salvezza:
che giĆ  gli mossi 
di Cesare la spada,
di Sesto e Cornelia il giusto sdegno;
senza un certo periglio
non creda aver solo d'Egitto il regno.

Tu la mia stella sei,
amabile speranza,
e porgi ai desir' miei
un grato e bel piacer.
Qual sia di questo core
la stabile costanza,
e quanto possa amore,
s'ha in breve da veder.
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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