Deidamia, HWV 42 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Naxos

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Prelude (Act II, Scene 9)

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Sheet Music

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Ivdruiz (2008/7/18)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 94
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1885. Plate H.W. 94.
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Aria: 'Al tardar della vendetta'

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Aria: 'Un guardo solo'

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Aria: 'Nel riposo e nel contento'

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Massenetique (2011/11/7)

Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Language English / Italian
Translator Nathan Haskell Dole (1852–1935), English text
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II: For Low Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1137-5.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Prelude (Act II, Scene 9)

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Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
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Misc. Notes The 1741 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

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General Information

Work Title Deidamia
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Deidamia (Händel); Deidamía; Deidamia (opera); D Opere «Deidamia» vom Georg Friedrich Händel; Δηιδάμεια
Name Aliases Deidamia (òpera)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181286243; LCCN: no2002111393; GND: 30069590X; BNF: 14717616v
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 42
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 156
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1740
First Performance. 1741-1-10 in London, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Deidamia - Elisabeth Duparc, called "La Francesina" (soprano)
Nerea - Maria Monza (soprano)
Achille - Miss Edwards (soprano)
Ulisse - Giovanni Battista Andreoni (alto-castrato)
Fenice - William Savage (bass)
Lycomede - Henry Theodore Reinhold (bass)
Librettist Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687–1765)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 3 sopranos, alto, 2 basses, orchestra
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Extra Information *Acts I and II composed 27 October - 7 November 1740, Act III composed 14 - 20 November 1740. The second performance on 10 February 1741 was the last performance of a Handel opera under the composer's direction.