| ID | E63CE902-F2E3-4FB2-A13F-E4C8A3FD81C3 |
| Titlecode | A773802 |
| Title Name | Alcina, HWV 34 (complete) |
| Marketing Copy | ALCINA, HWV 34, is an opera seria in three acts, composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) in 1735. With a libretto borrowed from the Italian opera L’isola di Alcina by Riccardo Broschi, the work premiered on April 16 at the Theatre Royal in London. A sorceress lures men to her island with magic, then turns them into rocks, plants, or animals when she grows tired of them. Despite this danger, the amorous knight Ruggiero ventures to her forbidden island. When his fiancé tries to rescue him from her enchantments, a tangled web of jealousy quickly thickens the plot. Instrumentation: 2.2.0.1(Opt.): 2.0.0.0: hpchd: str (2.2.1.1.1): Solo Vc. Vocal Soli (7 roles SSSAATB): Chorus. |
| Instrumentation | 2.2.0.1(Opt.): 2.0.0.0: hpchd: str (2.2.1.1.1): Solo Vc. Vocal Soli (7 roles SSSAATB): Chorus |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | add |
| Title Brand | 1 |
| Year Composed | 1735 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 180 |
| Ensemble Size | 13 |
| Date Created | 2024-09-20 20:14:05.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:14:05 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | MUS037070 |
| Text Author | Libretto adapted anonymously from L'isola di Alcina by Riccardo Broschi, after Orlando Furioso by Lodovico Ariosto |
| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
| Review | (not set) |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 6 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | BFAB29D8-3614-467D-4922-08DB00B0FAFD |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Serious Opera |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 55 |
| Title Instrument Header | 38 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
| Clean Url | alcina-hwv-34-a773802 |
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