Poro, re dell'Indie, HWV 28 (Handel, George Frideric)

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3 Sinfonias

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 79
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1880. Plate H.W. 79.
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Selections

Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, n.d.[1731].
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Overture

Editor Mario Bolognani
Publisher. Info. Rome: Baroquemusic.it, 2011.
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Parts

Overture

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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8 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Bassoon • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Editor Mario Bolognani
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Vocal Scores

Aria: È prezzo leggiero

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: Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1126-7.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.3 (pp.768-771)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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3 Sinfonias

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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Librettos

Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Language Italian / English
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1731 Audience wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

Extra arias Handel wrote for a revival later in the same year have been added. The separate language pages are more exact transcriptions for study purposes.

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General Information

Work Title Poro, re dell'Indie
Alternative. Title Porus ; King of the Indians
Name Translations Poro; Poro, Re dell'Indie; Poro, re delle Indie; Πώρος (όπερα του Χαίντελ)
Name Aliases Alessandro nell'Indie; Alejandro en la India; Poro, rey de la India; Poro Re dell'Indie; Poro, re dell’Indie
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185292317; LCCN: no95016661; GND: 300065477; BNF: 13924300b
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 28
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 396
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1731-01-16 (end date)
First Performance. 1731-02-02 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
  • Poro : Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
  • Cleofide : Anna Maria Strada del Pò (soprano)
  • Erissena : Antonia Maria Merighi (contralto)
  • Gandarte : Francesca Bertolli (contralto)
  • Alessandro : Annibale Pio Fabri, called "Balino" (tenor)
  • Timagene : Giovanni Giuseppe Commano (bass)
Librettist Adapted from Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782), Alessandro nell'Indie, 1729.
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
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Cast
Poro, King of Pakistani region (alto castrato)
Cleofide, Poro's wife (soprano)
Erissena, Poro's sister (contralto)
Gandarte, Erissena's lover (contralto)
Alessandro, King of Macedonia (tenor)
Timagene, Alexander's general (bass)

Orchestra

2 recorders, flute, 2 oboes, bassoon
2 horns, trumpet, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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