Teseo ("Theseus", HWV 9; Italian pronunciation: [teˈzɛo]) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's Thésée. It was Handel's third London opera, intended to follow the success of Rinaldo after the unpopular Il pastor fido.
| Librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's libretto for Thésée |
| Date of composition | 1712 |
| Premiered | 1713, January 10th (Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera Seria |
| Catalogue | HWV 9 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Castrato)
- Teseo (Theseus)
Voice (Castrato) - King Egeo (Aegeus) Voice (Soprano) - Princess Agilea Voice (Soprano) - Clizia Voice (Soprano) - Medea Voice (Bass) - Priest of the goddess Minerva Voice (Contralto) - Arcane Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Georg Friedrich Haendel: Teseo, HWV 9 Georg Friedrich Händel: Teseo, HWV 9 Georg Friedrich Händel: Teseo, HWV 9 |