| Work Title
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Radamisto
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| Alternative. Title
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| Name Translations
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Հռադամիստ; Радамист; Ραντάμιστο; Radamist
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184658532; LCCN: n00076726; GND: 300188285; SELIBR: 174583; BNF: 13955749n
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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 12
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGH 418
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1720
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| First Performance.
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1720-12-28 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
- Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (Radamisto)
Margherita Durastanti (Zenobia) Signor Lagarde (Farasmane) Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Tiridate) Maddalena Salvai (Polissena) Matteo Berselli (Tigrane) Caterina Galerati (Fraarte)
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| Librettist
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Nicola Haym or Matteo Noris, after Domenico Lalli (1710/12)
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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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7 voices, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- Radamisto (alto-castrato)
Zenobia (soprano) Farasmane (bass) Tiridate (bass) Polissena (soprano) Tigrane (soprano-castrato) Fraarte (soprano)
Orchestra
- flute, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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