Handel's Operas, 1726-1741

Detailed overview of Handel's final 22 operas - including major masterpieces such as Orlando, Ariodante and Alcina and the brilliant lighter works Partenope, Serse and Imeneo - by the world's leading authority.

List of contents

The Rival Queens 1726-1728
Alessandro
Admeto Re di Tessaglia
Riccardo Primo Re d'Inghilterra
Siroe Re di Persia
Tolomeo Re di Egitto
The `Second Academy' 1729-1734
Lotario
Partenope
Poro Re dell'Indie
Ezio
Sosarme Re di Media
Orlando
Arianna in Creta
Covent Garden 1734-1737
Ariodante
Alcina
Atalanta
Arminio
Giustino
Berenice Regina di Egitto
The Last Operas 1738-1741
Faramondo
Serse
Imeneo
Deidamia

About the author

Winton Dean

Product details

• Authors: Winton Dean
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2006
• EAN: 9781843832683
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-268-3
• No. of pages: 602
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 165 mm x 47 mm
• Weight: 1604 g
• Illustrations: 17 b/w.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Musikgeschichte, Biografien: Kunst und Unterhaltung, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Music / Songbooks, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera