Arminio HWV 36 -Opera in three acts- Opera in 3 acts
by Bärenreiter
Original price
$1,850TWD
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Original price
$1,850TWD
Original price
$1,850TWD
$1,850TWD
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$1,850TWD
Current price
$1,850TWD
Composer: Handel, George Frideric
Arranger: Köhs, Andreas
Editor: Pacholke, Michael
Instrument: vocal score
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Description:
Antonio Salvi’s “Arminio” is one of the best-loved operatic librettos of the Baroque period.
Against the historical background of the so-called “Battle of the Teutoburg Forest” in 9 AD in which the Cherusci leader Arminius as “Liberator of Germany” (Tacitus) inflicted a devastating defeat on the Romans, Handel’s opera, first performed in 1737, is about the disputes between the Chatti and the Cherusci. Arminius has married the daughter of his arch-enemy Segestes. When he is imprisoned, Segestes, who has conspired with the Romans, sees his opportunity for revenge.
• Urtext edition based on the “Halle Handel Edition”
• Libretto in Italian with singable German translation
• Comprehensive foreword (Ger/Eng) with important information on the history of the libretto as well as on the genesis and the performance history of the work. A detailed resume of the plot is also contained.
• Extensive appendix with richly ornamented versions of two arias
• Idiomatic piano reduction
• First performance in Halle in 2014
Arranger: Köhs, Andreas
Editor: Pacholke, Michael
Instrument: vocal score
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Description:
Antonio Salvi’s “Arminio” is one of the best-loved operatic librettos of the Baroque period.
Against the historical background of the so-called “Battle of the Teutoburg Forest” in 9 AD in which the Cherusci leader Arminius as “Liberator of Germany” (Tacitus) inflicted a devastating defeat on the Romans, Handel’s opera, first performed in 1737, is about the disputes between the Chatti and the Cherusci. Arminius has married the daughter of his arch-enemy Segestes. When he is imprisoned, Segestes, who has conspired with the Romans, sees his opportunity for revenge.
• Urtext edition based on the “Halle Handel Edition”
• Libretto in Italian with singable German translation
• Comprehensive foreword (Ger/Eng) with important information on the history of the libretto as well as on the genesis and the performance history of the work. A detailed resume of the plot is also contained.
• Extensive appendix with richly ornamented versions of two arias
• Idiomatic piano reduction
• First performance in Halle in 2014