Work Title
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Flavio, re de' Longobardi
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Alternative. Title
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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 16
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 178
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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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1723-5-7
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First Performance.
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1723-5-14 in London: King's Theatre in the Haymarket
- Gaetano Berenstadt (Flavio)
Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Guido) Francesca Cuzzoni (Emilia) Margherita Durastanti (Vitige) Anastasia Robinson (Teodata) Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Lotario) Alexander Gordon (Ugone)
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Librettist
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Nicola Francesco Haym after Matteo Noris, 1682, and ?Silvio Stampiglia, 1696.
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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 (2 sopranos, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, bass), orchestra
- Cast
- Flavio (alto-castrato)
Guido (alto-castrato) Emilia (soprano) Vitige (soprano) Teodata (contralto) Lotarioi (bass) Ugone (tenor)
- Orchestra
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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