| Work Title
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Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
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| Alternative. Title
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| Name Translations
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Riccardo Primo; Ριχάρδος Α΄ (Χαίντελ)
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| Name Aliases
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Riccardo I.
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177336822; LCCN: nr98006642; GND: 300509510; BNF: 13913657p
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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 23
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGH 426
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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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1727-05-16
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| First Performance.
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1727-11-11 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
- Riccardo I: Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
Costanza: Francesca Cuzzoni (soprano) Pulcheria: Faustina Bordoni (soprano) Oronte: Antonio Baldi (alto-castrato) Berardo: Giovanni Battista Palmerini (bass) Isacio: Giuseppe Maria Boschi (bass)
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| Librettist
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Paolo Antonio Rolli, after Francesco Briani, 1710
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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, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- Riccardo I (alto castrato)
Costanza (soprano) Pulcheria (soprano) Oronte (alto castrato) Berardo (bass) Isacio (bass)
Orchestra
- recorder, flute, bass flute or 2 chalumeaux, 2 oboes, bassoon
2 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article Libretto (Italian)
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| Extra Information
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*Originally, the part of the Bohemian prince Corrado (an ally of Richard I) was slated for the contralto Anna Dotti. However, due to a postponement of the opera until the next season, the role of Corrado had to be removed as Dotti was no longer a member of the opera company.
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