Orlando, HWV 31 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Pgosta (2020/7/3)

Performer Pages New Belgrade Opera (Opera Company)
Predrag Gosta (Conductor, Harpsichord)
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Prelude (Act I, Sc.8)

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Michrond (2016/9/13)

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Sheet Music

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Tito Manlio (2023/2/26)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1732.
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Misc. Notes The British Library, London (GB-Lbl): R.M.20.b.8
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Tito Manlio (2023/2/26)

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Tito Manlio (2023/2/26)

Copyist John Christopher Smith Sr.
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1732-32).
Handel's conducting score
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Misc. Notes State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky, Hamburg (D-Hs): M A/1035
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Ivdruiz (2008/7/18)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 82
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1881. Plate H.W. 82.
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Aria of Orlando (Act 1, Scene 10)

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Unmostro (2017/12/17)

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Sinfonia (Act III)

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Amatus (2018/1/3)

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Aria of Orlando (Act 1, Scene 10)

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Misc. Notes Aria of Orlando (Act 1, Scene 10)
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Sinfonia (Act III)

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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, Vol.II: For Low Voice
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1128-6.
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Pietro Cattaneo (2018/7/18)

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Misc. Notes edited from Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 82 ed Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

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Pierre Gouin (2011/9/29)

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Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2010
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
No 26 in Handel’s Sixty Overtures from all his Operas and Oratorios Set for the Harpsichord or Organ
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Prelude (Act I, Scene 8)

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Michrond (2016/9/13)

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Michrond (2016/9/13)

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Aria: Tra caligini profonde (Act II)

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Parsonstreet (2018/11/4)

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Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1733 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

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General Information

Work Title Orlando
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Օրլանդո; 오를란도; Лоранд; Orlando (opera); Orlando (Händel); D Opere «Orlando» vom Händel; Орландо; オルランド
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181031673; LCCN: n78019743; GND: 300272766; BNF: 139131308
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 31
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 377
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1732-11-20 (end date)
First Performance. 1733-1-27 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Orlando: Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
Angelica: Anna Maria Strada del Pò (soprano)
Medoro: Francesca Bertolli (contralto)
Dorinda: Celeste Gismondi (soprano)
Zoroastro: Antonio Montagnana (bass)
Librettist Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652-1728), 1711
adapted L. Ariosto's Orlando furioso, 1532.
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Orlando, a knight (alto castrato)
Angelica, Queen of Cathay (soprano)
Medoro, an African prince (contralto)
Dorinda, a shepherdess (soprano)
Zoroastro, a magician (bass)

Orchestra

2 recorders, 2 oboes, [bassoon], 2 horns, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
External Links Wikipedia article