This book covers Handel's first seventeen surviving operas, including his greatest and most successful. Devoting a chapter to each opera, the authors provide a full synopsis of the libretto (including all original stage directions), a comparison with its literary and dramatic sources, the history of the opera in performance and the different versions in the manuscripts. Every known surviving manuscript has been examined. Eight appendices cover all performances in Handel's time, borrowings, modern revivals, new information ...
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This book covers Handel's first seventeen surviving operas, including his greatest and most successful. Devoting a chapter to each opera, the authors provide a full synopsis of the libretto (including all original stage directions), a comparison with its literary and dramatic sources, the history of the opera in performance and the different versions in the manuscripts. Every known surviving manuscript has been examined. Eight appendices cover all performances in Handel's time, borrowings, modern revivals, new information on his singers, and a complete index of Italian first lines in all Handel's works.
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