Alceste (Handel)

George Frideric Handel

Operas Almira (1705) Rodrigo (1707) Florindo (1708) Agrippina (1709) Rinaldo (1711) Il pastor fido (1712) Silla (1713) Teseo (1713) Amadigi di Gaula (1715) Acis and Galatea (1718) Radamisto (1720) Muzio Scevola (1721) Floridante (1721) Ottone (1723) Flavio (1723) Giulio Cesare (1724) Tamerlano (1724) Rodelinda (1725) Scipione (1726) Alessandro (1726) Admeto (1727) Riccardo Primo (1727) Siroe (1728) Tolomeo (1728) Lotario (1729) Partenope (1730) Poro (1731) Ezio (1732) Sosarme (1732) Orlando (1733) Arianna in Creta (1734) Parnasso in festa (1734) Oreste (1734) Ariodante (1735) Alcina (1735) Atalanta (1736) Arminio (1737) Giustino (1737) Berenice (1737) Faramondo (1738) Alessandro Severo (1738) Serse (1738) Giove in Argo (1739) Imeneo (1740) Deidamia (1741) Semele (1744) Alceste (1750) See also: George Frideric Handel's lost Hamburg operas List of operas
Oratorios Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (1707) La resurrezione (1708) Brockes Passion (1715) Esther (1718) Deborah (1733) Athalia (1733) Alexander's Feast (1736) Il trionfo del tempo e della verità (1737) Saul (1738) Israel in Egypt (1738) L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (1740) Messiah (1741) Samson (1741) Semele (1743) Joseph and his Brethren (1743) Hercules (1744) Belshazzar (1744) Occasional Oratorio (1746) Judas Maccabaeus (1746) Joshua (1747) Alexander Balus (1747) Susanna (1748) Solomon (1748) Theodora (1749) The Choice of Hercules (1750) Jephtha (1752) The Triumph of Time and Truth (1757)
Cantatas (partial list) Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) (1707) Un' alma innamorata (1707) Ero e Leandro (1707) Clori, Tirsi e Fileno (1707) O lucenti, o sereni occhi (1707) Aure soavi e lieti (1707) Allor ch'io dissi addio (1707–08) Del bell'idolo mio (1707–09) Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (1708) Dalla guerra amorosa (1709) Apollo e Dafne (1710) Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (1713) Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (1739)
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Alceste ("Alcides"; HWV 45, HG 46b, HHA I/30) is a masque or semi-opera by George Frideric Handel.

It was written as incidental music to a lost play by Tobias Smollett, which was rehearsed at Covent Garden Theatre but never performed. There was an overture and songs for Acts 1 and 4, 19 movements in total. It was composed from 27 December 1749 to 8 January 1750. Handel later used the music in The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69, and revivals of Alexander Balus, HWV 65, and Hercules, HWV 60.

Recordings

Handel: Alceste - Academy of Ancient Music

Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Principal singers: Emma Kirkby, Patrizia Kwella, Judith Nelson, Paul Elliott, David Thomas, Margaret Cable
Recording date:
Label: L'oiseau-lyre London/Decca - 421479 (CD)

Handel: Alceste - Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte
Principal singers: Stéphanie Révidat, Roxanne Comiotto, Jean Delescluse, François Bazola
Recording date: August 1997
Label: Absalon (Musicsoft/Media 7)/LCHD897 (CD)

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George Frideric Handel

Operas	Handel's lost Hamburg operas Almira Florindo Rodrigo Agrippina Rinaldo Il pastor fido Teseo Silla Amadigi di Gaula Radamisto Muzio Scevola Floridante Ottone Flavio Giulio Cesare Tamerlano Rodelinda Scipione Alessandro Admeto Riccardo Primo Siroe Tolomeo Lotario Partenope Poro Ezio Sosarme Orlando Arianna in Creta Parnasso in festa Oreste Ariodante Alcina Atalanta Arminio Giustino Berenice Faramondo Alessandro Severo Serse Giove in Argo Imeneo Deidamia Acis and Galatea

Opera excerpts	"Lascia ch'io pianga" "Ombra mai fu" "Svegliatevi nel core" "Va tacito e nascosto"

Incidental music	The Alchemist Alceste

Oratorios	Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno / Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità / The Triumph of Time and Truth La resurrezione Brockes Passion Esther Deborah Athalia Saul Israel in Egypt L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato Messiah Structure Part I Part II Part III Samson Semele Joseph and his Brethren Hercules Belshazzar Occasional Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus Joshua Alexander Balus Susanna Solomon Theodora The Choice of Hercules Jephtha

Odes and masques	Aci, Galatea e Polifemo Acis and Galatea Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Alexander's Feast Ode For St. Cecilia's Day

Cantatas	Agrippina condotta a morire or Dunque sarà pur vero Allor ch'io dissi addio Aure soavi e lieti Clori, Tirsi e Fileno Dalla guerra amorosa Del bell'idolo mio Apollo e Dafne O lucenti, o sereni occhi Ero e Leandro Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) Un' alma innamorata

Latin church music	Dixit Dominus Gloria Nisi Dominus Salve Regina

Anthems	As Pants the Hart Zadok the Priest The Ways of Zion Do Mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline Sing Unto God/Anthem for the Wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales Chandos Anthem No.1 /Jubilate in D Major "O, be joyful in the Lord" Wedding anthem for Princess Anne

Canticles	Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate Dettingen Te Deum Queen Caroline Te Deum

Oboe	Oboe Concerto No. 3 Oboe Concerto No. 1 Oboe Concerto No. 2

Works	Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks

Flute, solo and XV solo sonatas	358 "Fitzwilliam" 359a 359b 360 361 362 363a 363b 364a 364b 365 366 367a 367b 368 369 370 371 372

Opus	Organ concertos, Op. 4 Organ concertos, Op. 7 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 Concerti grossi, Op. 6

Other	Nabal Gideon Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)

Catalogs and collections	Handel Reference Database Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis Händel-Gesellschaft Hallische Händel-Ausgabe

Festivals	Göttingen Halle London

Related articles	Operas Compositions Letters and writings Will Handel at Cannons Handel House Museum Georg Händel

Category:George Frideric Handel

Authority control	GND: 7667341-8

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