Work Title
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Deidamia
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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Deidamia (Händel); DeidamĂa; Deidamia (opera); D Opere «Deidamia» vom Georg Friedrich Händel; Δηιδάμεια
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Name Aliases
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Deidamia (òpera)
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181286243; LCCN: no2002111393; GND: 30069590X; BNF: 14717616v
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Composer
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Handel, George Frideric
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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HWV 42
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 156
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1740
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First Performance.
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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)
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Librettist
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Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687–1765)
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Language
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Italian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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3 sopranos, alto, 2 basses, orchestra
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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*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.
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