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A 2005 Glyndebourne production of an opera by this composer starred Danielle de Niese, who performed a Bollywood-inspired dance to seduce the title character in the aria “V’adoro pupille.” That opera’s title character compares himself to a hunter in the da capo aria “Va tacito e nascosto” and later marries Cleopatra. This composer of Ariodante wrote the recitative (“ret-chi-tuh-TEEF”) “Frondi tenere e belle” for an aria in which a king expresses his love for a (*) plane tree. This composer of arias like “Lascia ch’io pianga” (“LAH-shah k’yo PYAN-gah”) and “Ombra mai fu” quit (10[1])writing Italian operas after the success of an oratorio that contains the line (10[1])“And he shall reign for ever and ever.” For 10 points, name this (10[1])German composer (10[1])of Giulio Cesare (“JOOL-yo CHEH-zah-ray”) and Rinaldo, who also wrote Messiah. ■END■

ANSWER: George Frideric Handel [or Georg Friedrich Händel]
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