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Berenice, regina d'Egitto (1737)

By George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel)

Recordings

Handel. Berenice, regina d'Egitto. (HWV 38, London 1737). Newport Classics NPD 85620/3 (3 CDs 1995). Rudolph Palmer, Brewer Chamber Orchestra. Berenice: Julianne Baird, Selene: D'Anna Fortunato, Demetrio: Jennifer Lane, Alessandro: Andrea Matthews, Arsace: Drew Minter, Aristobulus: Jan Opalach, Fabio: John McMaster. Another incompetent production. A recording of a performance at the 2001 Karlsruhe Festival directed by Andreas Spering is available from Classical Music and Opera Exchange. | US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Related Operas

Perti. Berenice, regina d'Egitto. (Villa di Pratolino 1709). As in the case of Arminio, Handel turned to Salvi's original libretto set by Perti despite the existence of more recent versions.

References

Winton Dean. Handel's Operas, 1726-1741 (Boydell Press 2006).

R. Strohm, "Handel and his Italian opera texts." Essays on Handel and the Italian Opera. (Oxford University Press 1985).

Links

Le magazine de l'opera-baroque page on Berenice