For solo voices, mixed chorus (SATB), and orchestra. Secular oratorio in three acts. Preface in English with German translation by Hendrik Wilken. Critical report in German by Mark Risinger and Hendrik Wilken. Composed in the summer of 1743 and first performed in February 1744 at Covent Garden theatre in London. The work was revived by Handel at the King's Theatre in December that year, in a revised version in which he inserted i.a. five Italian arias from his earlier opers Alcina, Arminio, and Giustino--From preface. Includes English libretto in reduced facsimiles of the London : Jacob and Richard Tonson, 1744 edition; German translation by Michael Pacholke and Hendrik Wilken; texts from additional arias in Appendix I version of December 1744 in Italian with German and English translation. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Teilband I: Fassung der Uraufführung Februar 1744 -- Teilband II: Anhang I: Fassung von Dezember 1744 ; Anhang II: Frühe Fassungen einzelner Musiksätze ; Kritischer Bericht.
Series:
Hallische Händel-Ausgabe. Serie I, Oratorien und große Kantaten ; Band 19.1-2 Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Works. 1955 ; Ser. 1, Bd. 19/1. Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Works. 1955 ; Ser. 1, Bd. 19/2.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1390602619
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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