| 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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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. 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
- Admeto : Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
- Alceste : Faustina Bordoni (soprano)
- Antigona : Francesca Cuzzoni (soprano)
- Ercole : Giuseppe Maria Boschi (bass)
- Orindo : Anna Dotti (contralto)
- Trasimede : Antonio Baldi (alto-castrato)
- Meraspe : Giovanni Battista Palmerini (bass)
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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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Cast — Alceste (soprano), Antigona (soprano), Admeto (countertenor/contralto), Ercole (bass), Trasimede (countertenor/alto), Orindo (contralto), Meraspe (baritone), Apollo (bass), A voice (baritone) Orchestra — flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns + 3 violins, viola + continuo
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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