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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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Ariodante opened Handel's first season at Covent Garden and successfully competed against the rival Opera of the Nobility, supported by the Prince of Wales. Handel had the tacit and financial support of the King and Queen and, more vocally, of the Princess Royal. The opera received 11 performances during its premiere season at Covent Garden. [1]