Flavio, re de' Longobardi ("Flavio, King of the Lombards", HWV 16) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Matteo Noris's Flavio Cuniberto. It was Handel's fourth full-length opera for the Royal Academy of Music. Handel had originally entitled the opera after the character of Emilia in the opera.
| Original Name | Flavio, re de' Longobardi |
| Librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym after Matteo Noris " Il Flavio Cuniberto" |
| Date of composition | 1723 |
| Premiered | 1723, May 14th (King's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera Seria |
| Catalogue | HWV 16 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Castrato)
- Flavio
Voice (Castrato) - Guido Voice (Soprano) - Emilia Voice (Soprano) - Vitige Voice (Contralto) - Teodata Voice (Bass) - Lotario Voice (Tenor) - Ugone Orchestra |
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Georg Friedrich Haendel: Flavio, King of the Lombards, HWV 16 Georg Friedrich Händel: Flavio, King of the Lombards, HWV 16 Georg Friedrich Händel: Flavio, King of the Lombards, HWV 16 |