Solo voices, choir, orchestra (3Soprano Voice Solo, Mezzo Voice Solo, 2 Bass Voi...(+)
Solo voices, choir,
orchestra (3Soprano Voice
Solo, Mezzo Voice Solo, 2
Bass Voice Solo, SATB
Choir, 2 Ob, bassoon, 2
Hn, 2 Trp, timpani, Str,
Continuo)
SKU:
BA.BA04070
Opera
in three acts.
Composed by George
Frideric Handel. Edited
by Terence Best. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Halle Handel
Edition (HHA) Series II,
Volume 41. Complete
edition, Score. HWV 42.
Duration 3 hours.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA04070_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA04070).
ISBN
9790006495870. 33 x 26 cm
inches. Text Language:
Italian. Text: Paolo
Antonio
Rolli.
Handelâ€
s
“Deidamiaâ€
was premièred on 10
January 1741 only a few
weeks after
“Imeneoâ€.
The librettist Paoli
Rolli , a previously
unsucessful librettist
for Handel, delivered
with his finest work
“Deidamiaâ€.
On 10 February 1741 the
third and final opera
performances of this work
took place under
Handel’s
direction. Oddly enough
“Deidamiaâ€
would not be performed
again until the beginning
of the 20th century. This
opera is based on the
themes of humour and
seriousness. The personal
harmonising of Heroism
(Achilles) and Love (
Deidamia ) build on the
essential dramatic
features of this work.
“Deidamia†is
the last great opera in a
series of masterpieces:
“Orlandoâ€,
“Poroâ€,
“Ezioâ€,
“Ariodanteâ€,
“Alcinaâ€,
“Serse†and
“Imeneoâ€. The
vocal score is based on
the Urtext of the Halle
Handel Editon.
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