Work Title
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Amadigi di Gaula
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Alternative. Title
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Amadis
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Name Translations
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Amadigi; Άμαδις της Γαλατίας
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Name Aliases
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Amadigi in Gaula; Amadigi di gaula
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179459086; LCCN: n85269449; GND: 300064160; BNF: 139131381
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Composer
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Handel, George Frideric
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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HWV 11
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 59
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1715
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First Performance.
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1715-5-25 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
- Nicolo Grimaldi called "Nicolini" (Amadigi)
Anastasia Robinson (Oriana) Elisabetta Pilotti-Schiavonetti, called "Pilotti" (Melissa) Diana Vico (Dardano) Caterina Galerati? (Orgando)
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Librettist
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Nicola Francesco Haym or Giacomo Rossi
- after Antoine Houdar de La Motte (1672–1731)
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Language
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Italian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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3 sopranos, 2 altos, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Amadigi (alto-castrato)
Oriana (soprano) Melissa (soprano) Dardano (contralto) Orgando (soprano)
Orchestra
- 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon, trumpet, strings, continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord)
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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