Tamerlano ("Tamerlane", HWV 18) is an opera seria in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music theatre company, with music by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Agostin Piovene's Tamerlano together with another libretto entitled Bajazet after Nicolas Pradon's Tamerlan, ou La Mort de Bajazet.
| Librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym, after C. Agostino Piovene |
| Date of composition | 1724 |
| Premiered | 1724, October 31st (King's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera Seria |
| Catalogue | HWV 18 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Castrato)
- Tamerlano, Emperor of the Tartars
Voice (Tenor) - Bajazet, Sultan of the Turks Voice (Soprano) - Asteria, Bajazet's daughter Voice (Castrato) - Andronico, Greek prince Voice (Contralto) - Irene, Princess of Trebizond, betrothed to Tamerlano Voice (Bass) - Leone, friend of Andronico and Tamerlano Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Georg Friedrich Haendel: Tamerlano, HWV 18 Georg Friedrich Händel: Tamerlano, HWV 18 Georg Friedrich Händel: Tamerlano, HWV 18 |