| Work Title
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Admeto
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| Alternative. Title
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Admeto, rè di Tessaglia ; Admetus, King of Thessaly
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| Name Translations
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Άδμητος (Χαίντελ); Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Адмет
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| Name Aliases
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Άδμητος (όπερα); Admeto (re di Tessaglia)
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185965514; LCCN: n00076510; GND: 300064012; BNF: 139131261
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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 22
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGH 5
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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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1726
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| First Performance.
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1727-1-31 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
- Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Admeto)
Faustina Bordoni (Alceste) Francesca Cuzzoni (Antigona) Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Ercole) Anna Dotti (Orindo) Antonio Baldi (Trasimede) Giovanni Battista Palmerini (Meraspe)
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| Librettist
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Bartolomeo Ortensio Mauro (1634–1725) Aurelio Aureli (1652–1708)
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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, chorus, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- Alceste (soprano)
Antigona (soprano) Admeto (alto-castrato) Ercole (bass) Trasimede (alto-castrato) Orindo (contralto) Meraspe (baritone) Apollo (bass) A voice (baritone)
Orchestra
- flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings (3 violins), continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article Libretto
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