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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was one of the finest composers of his age. He worked prolifically across many different genres, most notably in opera and oratorio. His works written for the first theatre on the Royal Opera House’s Covent Garden site include the operas Ariodante and Alcina and the oratorios Alexander’s Feast , Samson ...
May 2, 2024 · Messiah, oratorio by German-born English composer George Frideric Handel, premiered in Dublin on April 13, 1742, at Easter rather than at Christmastime, when it is popularly played in the present day. A large-scale semidramatic work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, it is the source of the.
Portrait of George Frideric Handel by Thomas Hudson.. George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) composed works including 42 operas; 24 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous arias; odes and serenatas; solo and trio sonatas; 18 concerti grossi; and 12 organ concertos.
Dec 9, 2003 · N.B.: Virtually all of Handel's operas and many of the oratorios were revised, sometimes substantially, whenever they were revived during his lifetime. Revisions are not listed separately here, except when they have received separate catalogue numbers. Der in Krohnen erlangte Glücks-Wechsel oder Almira, Königin von Castilien HG 55, HHA II/1
0000-00-00. Reworked version of the final aria of the Spanish cantata Nò se emenderá jamás (HWV 140) The Dream or 'Beneath a shady willow'. 0000-00-00. 0000-00-00. Based on the middle section of the opening chorus of Acis and Galatea (HWV 49a) Italian sacred cantata.
