Work Title
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Rodrigo
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Alternative. Title
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Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria
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Name Translations
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Ροντρίγκο; Родриго; رودريغو; Rodrigo (opero)
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Name Aliases
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Vincer se stesso e la maggior vittoria
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186123695; LCCN: no99062031; GND: 300359764; BNF: 140168895
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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 5
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 431
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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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1707
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First Performance.
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1707-11 in Florence, Teatro Cocomero
- Rodrigo, King of Spain: Stefano Frilli (soprano-castrato)
- Esilena, his wife: Anna Maria Cecchi Torri, called "La Beccarina" (soprano)
- Giuliano, count of Ceuta: Francesco Guicciardi (tenor)
- Florinda, sister of Giuliano: Aurelia Marcello (soprano)
- Evanco, King of Aragon: Caterina Azzolini, called "La Valentina" (soprano)
- Fernando: Giuseppe Perini (alto-castrato)
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Librettist
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After Francesco Silvani, 1700
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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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SSSSAT soloists, two oboes, two recorders, strings and continuo.
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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