Sosarme, re di Media ("Sosarmes, King of Media", HWV 30) is an opera by George Frideric Handel written in 1732 for the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, London, where it ran for 12 performances. The text was based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi, Dionisio, Re di Portogallo (Dionisius, King of Portugal), and adapted by an unknown writer. The original setting of Portugal was changed to Sardis in Lydia.
| Original Name | Sosarme, re di Media |
| Librettist | (after Antonio Salvi) |
| Date of composition | 1732 |
| Premiered | 1732, February 15th (King's Theatre in the Haymarket) in London, UK |
| Type | Opera Seria |
| Catalogue | HWV 30 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Castrato)
- Sosarme, King of Media
Voice (Castrato) - Argone, illegitimate son of Haliate Voice (Contralto) - Erenice, wife of Haliate Voice (Contralto) - Melo, son and heir of Haliate Voice (Bass) - Altomaro, counsellor to Sosarme Voice (Soprano) - Elmira, daughter of Haliate and beloved of Sosarme Voice (Tenor) - Haliate, King of Lydia Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
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