Georg Frederich Handel

Handel was born on February 23, 1685 in Halle. Handel was known as one of the greatest composers of his age through the popularity of his works.

His operas were until recently the most neglected of his works, being in a format which became regarded as obsolete almost within his lifetime. Yet the composition of operas, mainly on Italian librettos, dominated his activities for over 35 years; they were modeled on both German and Italian precedents, modified to satisfy his own artistic preferences and to suit the English contexts in which most of them were produced; and they are the finest of their kind. (Sadie 1992,II:614)

Handel died on April 14, 1759. From his death to the beginning of the 20th century, "his reputation from his death (London, 14 April 1759) to the early 20th century rested largely on the popularity of a small number of orchestral works and oratorios, Messiah in particular" (Sadie 1992,II:614).

List of Operas

1) ADMETO(1727)
2) AGRIPPINA(1709)
3) ALCINA(1735)
4) ALESSANDRO(1726)
5) ALESSANDRO SEVERO
6) ALMIRA(1705)
7) AMADIGI DI GAULA(1715)
8) ARIANNA IN CRETA(1734)
9) ARIODANTE(1735)
10) ARMINIO(1737)
11) ATALANTA(1736)
12) BERENICE(1737)
13) DEIDAMIA(1741)
14) DER BEGLUCKTE FLORINDO(1708)
15) DIE VERWANDELTE DAPHNE(1708)
16) EZIO(1732)
17) FARAMONDO(1738)
18) FLAVIO(1723)
19) FLORIDANTE(1721)
20) GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO(1724)
21) GIUSTINO(1737)
22) IMENEO(1740)
23) LOTARIO(1729)
24) MUZIO SCEVOLA(1721)
25) NERO(1705)
26) ORESTE(1734)
27) ORLANDO(1733)
28) OTTONE(1723)
29) PARTENOPE(1730)
30) PASTOR FIDO, IL(1712)
31) PORO(1731)
32) RADAMISTO(1720)
33) RICCARDO PRIMO(1727)
34) RINALDO(1711)
35) RODELINDA(1725)
36) RODRIGO(1707)
37) SCIPIONE(1726)
38) SERSE(1738)
39) SILLA(1713)
40) SIROE(1728)
41) SOSARME(1732)
42) TAMERLANO(1724)
43) TESEO(1713)
44) TOLOMEO(1728)

9 May 95 by EUP Student Gary Wilsoncroft