Hercules

This oratorio premiered in January 1745, and is a masterpiece that shows Handel at the height of his powers both as composer and dramatist. The central figure is Dejanira, despite the title of the work. Handel delivers a masterly portrait of a strong and determined woman gradually undermined from wi...

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Main Author:	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Corporate Authors:	Musiciens du Louvre (Performer), Musiciens du Louvre Chœur (Performer)
Other Authors:	Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D, Sophocles, Broughton, Thomas, 1704-1774 (Librettist), Croft, Richard, 1959- (Performer), Daniels, David, 1966- (Performer), Dawson, Lynne (Performer), Minkowski, Marc (Conductor, Performer), Otter, Anne Sofie von (Performer), Pujol, Marcos (Performer), Saks, Gidon (Performer)
Format:	Audio
Language:	English
Published:	Hamburg : Archiv Produktion, p2002
Subjects:	Heracles > (Greek mythological character) > Drama Hercules > (Roman mythological character) > Drama Heracles > (Greek mythological character) Hercules > (Roman mythological character) Heracles (Greek mythology) > Drama Hercules (Roman mythology) > Drama Operas Drama Enregistrements sonores Sound recordings Théâtre sound recordings

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