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Serse (Italian pronunciation:; English title: Xerxes; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia (1664–1725) for an earlier opera of the same name by Giovanni Bononcini in 1694.
" Ombra mai fu" ("Never was a shade…"), also known as "Largo from Xerxes" or "Handel's Largo", is the opening aria from the opera Serse (1738) by George Frideric ...
Il Xerse, usually written Xerse (English: Xerxes; French: Xerxès), is an Italian opera by Francesco Cavalli (specifically, a dramma per musica) about Xerxes I. The libretto was written by Nicolò Minato and was later set by both Giovanni Bononcini (Xerse, 1694) and George Frideric Handel (Serse, 1738).
5 March 1976, Handel Festival, Halle A 13: Alessandro Severo: After Apostolo Zeno: 25 February 1738: London, King's Theatre: 18 March 1997, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London: Pasticcio 40: Serse: After Stampiglia Italian libretto: 15 April 1738: London, King's Theatre: 5 July 1924, Handel Festival Göttingen: Also known as Xerxes ...
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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 concertos.
Serse (Xerxes) 15 April 1738 King’s Theatre, London After Stampiglia A 14: Giove in Argo: 1 May 1739 King’s Theatre, London Adapted from A.M. Lucchini Pasticcio, composed in April 1739. Music entirely by Handel. Semi-staged. 41 Imeneo: 22 November 1740 Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London After Stampiglia's Imeneo: 42 Deidamia: 10 ...
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