Svegliatevi nel core, Giulio Cesare in Egitto by G. F. Händel
The aria belongs to Sesto, who sings it to assure his mother that he will avenge the death of his father, Pompey, who was assassinated by the Egyptians. Who were instructed by Tolomeo (Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator) to demonstrate the Egyptians loyalty to Julius Caesar. The accompaniment of the A section represents the rage and vengeance that Sesto is trying to awaken in his heart to wreak the traitor. While, the B section presents the terror of seeing the spirit of his dead father and the fear of constant persecution by the spirit.
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