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George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ ˈ h æ n d əl / HAN-dəl; [a] baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, [b] German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ⓘ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) [3] [c] was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti.
Hendel, non può mia musa July/August 1708 Copied for Ruspoli, 1708, 1709 Libretto by Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili: 118 Ho fuggito Amore anch'io London, c. 1722–23 Printed without final aria in HG. Libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli 119 Echeggiate, festeggiate, numi eterni or Io languisco fra le gioie London, c. 1710–12 Partly lost.
George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres.Though his large scale English language works written for the theatre are technically oratorios and not operas, several of them, such as Semele (1744), have become an important part of the opera repertoire.
Hendel is a surname, and may refer to: Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), New York politician; Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera; Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), naval architect and native of Germany; Nechama Hendel (1936–1998), Israeli singer
Messiah (HWV 56) [1] [n 1] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel.The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [n 2] by Charles Jennens.
Almirena's recitative, and few bars of "Lascia ch'io pianga", from Handel's 1711 autograph score Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage. The libretto was prepared by Giacomo Rossi from a scenario provided by Aaron Hill, and the work was first performed at the Queen's Theatre in ...
George Frideric Handel. Theodora (HWV 68) is a dramatic oratorio in three acts by George Frideric Handel, set to an English libretto by Thomas Morell.The oratorio concerns the Christian martyr Theodora and her Christian-converted Roman lover, Didymus.
Yoaz Hendel (Hebrew: יועז הנדל; born 22 May 1975) is an Israeli politician and public figure who served as Minister of Communications and as a member of the Knesset. He is also a author, publicist, public activist, businessman, and a battalion commander in the reserves.