Handel Almira

G. F. H A N D E L - A L M I R A ?Almira, Königin von Castilien? (HWV 1) Handel's first opera Hamburg 1703 The third post in a series of baroque operas. Enjoy and seed. mp3 320Kbit ?Der in Krohnen erlangte Glückswechsel?, or ?Almira, Königin von Castilien? (HWV 1), is George Frideric Handel's first opera. Handel came to the city of Hamburg in the summer of 1703 and played as a violinist in the theatre at the Gänsemarkt, the local market place. On later occasions, he also played the harpsichord in the orchestra. His first opera ? announced as a Singspiel?had its premiere on 8 January 1705 under the direction of Reinhard Keiser, so it is presumed that it must have been composed in the months directly preceding this. The Italian libretto was written by Giulio Pancieri in Venice in 1691. Giuseppe Boninventi used it in his opera at the time. The translation used by Handel was made by Christian Feustking. While most of the recited parts and arias are sung in German, some remain untranslated. "Almira" was a resounding success. The opera was performed twenty times in total until its place was taken by Handel's next opera, Nero, the music of which has not been preserved. In 1732 the piece was once more performed in a version edited by Georg Philipp Telemann. The first modern performance of Almira took place during the ?Halleschen Händelfestspiele? (a festival dedicated to Handel) on the 4 June 1994, in Bad Lauchstädt. (From Wikipedia)

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pressbush (2008-01-30)

thanks a lot

YowzaTheBear (2008-02-02)

Gracias & thank you for these baroque operas.

plume (2008-07-24)

Thanks for this. I am steadily working my way through all his operas and I haven't heard this one so I'm looking forward to hearing it.

jejukin (2014-03-22)

Can anyone seed this? Can't seem to find this anywhere else and I'm ~87% and stuck.