Il pastor fido (HWV 8) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was set to a libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on the famed and widely familiar pastoral poem of the same name by Giovanni Battista Guarini. It had its first performance on 22 November 1712 at the Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket, London.
| Librettist | Giacomo Rossi, after Giovanni Battista Guarini |
| Date of composition | 1712 (Revised in 1734) |
| Premiered | 1712, November 22nd (Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | HWV 8 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Amarilli
Voice (Soprano) - Eurilla Voice (Contralto) - Dorinda Voice (Castrato) - Mirtillo Voice (Castrato) - Silvio Voice (Bass) - Tirenio Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Georg Friedrich Haendel: Il pastor fido, HWV 8 Georg Friedrich Händel: Il pastor fido, HWV 8 Georg Friedrich Händel: Il pastor fido, HWV 8 |