Today's Classical Corner... magnificent Händel!
This Georg Friedrich Händel work (Halle Germany 1685 - London 1759) is one of the peaks of his operatic production by Julius Caesar in Egypt (London 1724). The play follows the usual scheme Baroque Aria - Recitative dry, but the magic argument makes it possible to include dance scenes, thus making clear the influence of French opera. It should be noted that the work was performed at the reopening of Covent Garden and the entrepreneur, John Rich, had hired the ballet company of French Marie Salle; perhaps this is the reason that in every act of the play a number of ballet, not always justified by the plot is included.
The libretto by Antonio Marchi, is based on the songs VI and VII of the poem by Ludovico Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso" and a libretto by Riccardo Broschi (brother of Farinelli) entitled "The Island of Alcina". The premiere took place on 16 April 1735 at the Theater at Covent Garden in London.
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