J G Castillo wrote:

>I recently played Handel's Ombra Mai Fu, interpreted by Marilyn Horne after
>a relatively long period of not listening to it and as always I was smitten
>by it's beauty.  Does this aria belongs to any of Handel's operas?

Yes.  Xerxes.  Often called Handel's Largo when played as an instrumental.
It was my grandmother's favourite and it was played at her funeral.

Tony Duggan
Staffordshire,
United Kingdom.