La resurrezione (HWV 47) is a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652–1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Maria Casimira of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome. It was first performed on the Easter Sunday of 1708 at Rome, with the backing of the Marchese Francesco Ruspoli, Handel's patron at this time. The work details the events between — and during — Good Friday and Easter Sunday, with the action carried forward in recitative, and exploration of character and delineation of mood taking place in the arias. The characters of the liturgical drama that appear in the oratorio are Lucifer (bass), Mary Magdalene (soprano), an Angel (soprano), St John the Evangelist (tenor), and St Mary Cleophas (alto).

Librettist Carlo Sigismondo Capece
Date of composition 1708
Premiered 1708 in Rome, Italy
Type Oratorio
Catalogue HWV 47
Approx. duration 120 minutes
Spoken language Italian
Instruments Orchestra
Voice (Tenor) - St John the Evangelist
Voice (Soprano) - Angel
Voice (Alto) - St Mary Cleophas
Voice (Bass) - Lucifer
Voice (Soprano) - Mary Magdalene
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Autotranslations beta Georg Friedrich Haendel: La resurrezione, HWV 47
Georg Friedrich Händel: La resurrezione, HWV 47
Georg Friedrich Händel: La resurrezione, HWV 47