As with all Baroque opera seria, Lotario went unperformed for many years, but with the revival of interest in Baroque music and historically informed musical performance since the 1960s,Lotario, like all Handel operas, receives performances at festivals and opera houses today. Among other performances, Lotario was staged at the London Handel Festival in 1999 and by the Handel Festival, Halle in 2004.
| Librettist | Giacomo Rossi, after "Adelaide" by Antonio Salvi |
| Date of composition | 1729 |
| Premiered | 1729, December 2nd (King's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera Seria |
| Catalogue | HWV 26 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Adelaide
Voice (Castrato) - Lotario Voice (Contralto) - Matilde, Berengario's wife Voice (Contralto) - Idelberto, Berengario's son Voice (Bass) - Clodomiro, Berengario's general Voice (Tenor) - Berengario, Duke of Spoleto Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Georg Friedrich Haendel: Lotario, HWV 26 Georg Friedrich Händel: Lotario, HWV 26 Georg Friedrich Händel: Lotario, HWV 26 |