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2. Parnasso in festa - Wikipedia

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   George Frideric Handel. Parnasso in festa, per li sponsali di Teti e Peleo ("Parnassos in celebration for the nuptials of Thetis and Peleus", HWV 73), by George Frideric Handel, is a festa teatrale, a form also called a "serenata", a type of Italian opera intended as entertainment to celebrate a festive royal or state occasion.

3. List of operas by George Frideric Handel - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Sing Unto God (Handel) - Wikipedia

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   Sing Unto God (also known as the Anthem for the Wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha) (HWV 263), is an anthem composed by George Frideric Handel. It was performed for the royal wedding on 27 April 1736 at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace , London with Francesca Cuzzoni -Sandoni, Carlo Broschi "Farinelli ...

5. List of compositions by George Frideric Handel - Wikipedia

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   List of operas by George Frideric Handel. All works are opera seria in three acts, unless otherwise stated. HWV Title Premiere Venue Libretto Notes 1 Almira: 8 January 1705 Oper am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg Friedrich Christian Feustking, after G. Pancieri Singspiel: 2 Nero: 25 February 1705 Oper am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg Friedrich Christian Feustking ...

6. Wedding anthem for Princess Anne - Wikipedia

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   The Wedding anthem for Princess Anne, HWV 262, This is the day which the Lord hath made, is an anthem for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra by George Frideric Handel. It was written for the wedding of Anne, Princess Royal and Prince William of Orange and was first performed during their marriage at the French Chapel in St James's Palace ...

7. Acis and Galatea (Handel) - Wikipedia

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   George Frideric Handel. Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) is a musical work by George Frideric Handel with an English text by John Gay.The work has been variously described as a serenata, a masque, a pastoral or pastoral opera, a "little opera" (in a letter by the composer while it was being written), an entertainment and by the New Grove Dictionary of Music as an oratorio.

8. Bridal Chorus - Wikipedia

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   The "Bridal Chorus" (German: "Treulich geführt") from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner, who also wrote the libretto, is a march played for the bride's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world.

9. Semele (Handel) - Wikipedia

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   George Frideric Handel. Semele (HWV 58) is a 'musical drama', originally presented "after the manner of an oratorio", [1] in three parts by George Frideric Handel.Based on an existing opera libretto by William Congreve, the work is an opera in all but name but was first presented in concert form at Covent Garden theatre on 10 February 1744.