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en-wikipedia-org-3407		Ombra mai fu - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1234	224	74	"Ombra mai fu", also known as "Largo from Xerxes", is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Handel. Originally composed to be sung by a soprano castrato (and sung in modern performances of Serse by a countertenor, contralto or a mezzo-soprano), it has been arranged for other voice types and instruments, including solo organ, solo piano, violin and piano, and string ensembles, often under the title "Largo from Xerxes", although the original tempo is marked larghetto. In the opera, the aria is preceded by a short recitativo accompagnato of 9 bars, setting the scene ("Frondi tenere e belle"). "Opera Meets Film: How Kon Ichikawa's Use of 'Ombra Mai Fu' Explores Theme in 'The Makioka Sisters'". "Ombra mai fu": Scores at the International Music Score Library Project "Ombra mai fu" at The Aria Database Categories: Arias by George Frideric Handel Articles with International Music Score Library Project links	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3407.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3407.txt