George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Berenice, Regina d'Egitto HWV 38
Opera in three acts Version of the premiere, London 1737 Halle Handel Edition (HHA) II/37
Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
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Details
- For
- Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
- Product Type
- Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
- Author / Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Editor
- Wolfgang Hirschmann
- Product number
- 776380
- Languages
- italian
Description
Orchestral scoring: 2S-solo,3A-solo,T-solo,B-solo / GemCh-SATB / 0,2,0,0 – 0,0,0,0 – 0,0-0,0 – Str – Bc (Vc, Cb, Fag, Arc, Cemb)
“Charming Berenice” – the Earl of Shaftesbury attended a rehearsal of the opera on 12 May 1737 and went into raptures about this “inexpressible delight”. “Berenice” was premiered at Covent Garden Theatre in London just a few days later on 18 May 1737.
“Berenice” is one of the “light” operas and offers a wealth of musical gems, the second movement of the overt...