Poro, re dell'Indie ("Porus, King of India", HWV 28) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Alessandro nell'Indie by Metastasio, and based on Alexander the Great's encounter with King Porus in 326 BC. The libretto had already been set to music by Leonardo Vinci in 1729 and by Antonio Vivaldi among others and was used as the text for more than sixty operas throughout the 18th century.
| Original Name | Poro, re dell'Indie |
| Librettist | (adapted from Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782), Alessandro nell'Indie) |
| Date of composition | 1731 |
| Premiered | 1731, February 2nd (King's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera Seria |
| Catalogue | HWV 28 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
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Voice (Castrato)
- Poro, King of Pakistani region
Voice (Soprano) - Cleofide, Poro's wife Voice (Contralto) - Erissena, Poro's sister Voice (Contralto) - Gandarte, Erissena's lover Voice (Bass) - Timagene, Alexander's general Voice (Tenor) - Alessandro, King of Macedonia Orchestra |
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Georg Friedrich Haendel: Porus, King of the Pakistani region, HWV 28 Georg Friedrich Händel: Porus, King of the Pakistani region, HWV 28 Georg Friedrich Händel: Porus, King of the Pakistani region, HWV 28 |