The Choice of Hercules (HWV 69) is an oratorio in one act (three scenes) by George Frideric Handel. Handel produced the score between 28 June and 5 July 1750. The first performance was given on 1 March 1751 at the Covent Garden Theatre, London with Cecilia Young as Virtue, Isabella Young as Hercules, and Thomas Lowe (tenor) as attendant. The libretto is derived from the poem (1743) of Robert Lowth but revised, probably, by Thomas Morell.
Librettist | Robert Lowth (revised, probably, by Thomas Morell) |
Date of composition | 1750 (28 June to 5 July 1750) |
Premiered | 1751, March 1st (Covent Garden Theatre) in London, UK |
Type | Oratorio |
Catalogue | HWV 69 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Alto) - Hercules Voice (Soprano) - Pleasure Voice (Alto) - Virtue Voice (Tenor) - An Attendant on Pleasure Chorus/Choir |
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