from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera Giulio Cesare
by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: Nicola Haym
, son of Cornelia and Pompey
Voice Part: mezzo-soprano Fach: lyric mezzo
Setting: the bridge over the Nile entering Alexandria, Egypt, 48 B.C.
Synopsis: Sesto's father, Pompey, has been killed by the Egyptians to show their loyalty to Caesar. Upset, he vows that he will have revenge upon those that committed the crime.