Riccardo I, ré d'Inghilterra, HWV 23 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1727-05-16
Genre Categories Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; For 5 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; Italian language; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#19036 - 28.82MB, 140 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3587×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/7/17)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 74
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1877. Plate H.W. 74.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Orchestra (Various)

 Complete Parts
#349246 - 19.95MB, 81 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 113×⇩ - Notenschreiber

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1729-35).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Schrank II coll.
RISM 212001314
Contains movements of unknown composers
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Prelude (Act II, Sc.4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete score, Trumpet Score
#437009 - 0.20MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 198×⇩ - Michrond

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 Engraving file (Finale and XML)
#437010 - 0.48MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 94×⇩ - Michrond

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Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Vado per obbedirti

For Piano (Duncan)

 Complete Score
#549951 - 0.10MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 260×⇩ - Parsonstreet

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Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan (b. 1976)
Publisher. Info. Andrew Paul Duncan
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Librettos

 Complete Italian/English Libretto (1727)
#761348 - 0.22MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 92×⇩ - Brotherhaydn

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 Italian text (1727)
#767860 - 0.18MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 41×⇩ - Brotherhaydn

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 English translation (1727)
#767861 - 0.20MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 37×⇩ - Brotherhaydn

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Editor Colin Wake (b. 1950)
Publisher. Info. Colin Wake, 2022.
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Misc. Notes The 1727 Audience Wordbook transcribed for convenient modern use.

The separate language pages are more precise transcripts for study purposes.

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General Information

Work Title Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Riccardo Primo; Ριχάρδος Α΄ (Χαίντελ)
Name Aliases Riccardo I.
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177336822; LCCN: nr98006642; GND: 300509510; BNF: 13913657p
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 23
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 426
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1727-05-16
First Performance. 1727-11-11 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Riccardo I: Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
Costanza: Francesca Cuzzoni (soprano)
Pulcheria: Faustina Bordoni (soprano)
Oronte: Antonio Baldi (alto-castrato)
Berardo: Giovanni Battista Palmerini (bass)
Isacio: Giuseppe Maria Boschi (bass)
Librettist Paolo Antonio Rolli, after Francesco Briani, 1710
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Riccardo I (alto castrato)
Costanza (soprano)
Pulcheria (soprano)
Oronte (alto castrato)
Berardo (bass)
Isacio (bass)

Orchestra

recorder, flute, bass flute or 2 chalumeaux, 2 oboes, bassoon
2 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
External Links Wikipedia article
Libretto (Italian)
Extra Information *Originally, the part of the Bohemian prince Corrado (an ally of Richard I) was slated for the contralto Anna Dotti. However, due to a postponement of the opera until the next season, the role of Corrado had to be removed as Dotti was no longer a member of the opera company.
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