Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24 (Handel, George Frideric)

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"Mi credi infedele" Aria of Siroe (Act 2, Sc.3)

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General Information

Work Title Siroe, re di Persia
Alternative. Title Siroe ; Genserico
Name Translations Siroe; Siroe, rey de Persia; Siroe, Re di Persia; شیرویه پادشاه ایران; Σιρόης
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180797489; LCCN: n2006053905; GND: 300560982; BNF: 13913127c
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 24
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 450
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1728-2-5
First Performance. 1728-2-17 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Siroe)
Faustina Bordoni (Emira)
Francesca Cuzzoni (Laodice)
Antonio Baldi (Medarse)
Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Cosroe)
Giovanni Battista Palmerini (Arasse)
First Publication. 1732 ca. in part
Librettist Nicola Francesco Haym, after Pietro Metastasio, 1726
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
InstrDetail
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)
Manuscript Sources 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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