Work Title
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Siroe, re di Persia
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Alternative. Title
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Siroe ; Genserico
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Name Translations
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Siroe; Siroe, rey de Persia; Siroe, Re di Persia; شیرویه پادشاه ایران; Σιρόης
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180797489; LCCN: n2006053905; GND: 300560982; BNF: 13913127c
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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 24
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 450
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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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1728-2-5
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First Performance.
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1728-2-17 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket [more...]
- Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Siroe)
Faustina Bordoni (Emira) Francesca Cuzzoni (Laodice) Antonio Baldi (Medarse) Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Cosroe) Giovanni Battista Palmerini (Arasse)
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First Publication.
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1732 ca. in part
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Librettist
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Nicola Francesco Haym, after Pietro Metastasio, 1726
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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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voices, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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[more...] Cast
- Siroe (alto-castrato)
Emira (soprano) Laodice (soprano) Medarse (alto-castrato) Cosroe Boschi (bass) Arasse (bass)
Orchestra
- 2 oboes, [bassoons], strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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Manuscript Sources
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Mss score by J.C. Smith Sr., n.d.(ca.1728). GB-Lbl, Eg. 2926 Overture, holograph score, 1728. GB-Lbl, R.M.20.c.9. Or mi perdo di speranza (insertion), Holograph score. n.d.(ca.1728). GB-Lbl, R.M.20.c.9
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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