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Imeneo (1740)
By George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Score
Imeneo - Chrysander (HG) score (pdf)
Performance
Handel. Imeneo (Dublin version, 1742). Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante. Imeneo: Vito Priante, baritone; Tirinito: Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Rosmene: Ditte Andersen, soprano; Clomiri: Maria Espada, soprano; Argenio: Markus Fink, bass. Halle Handel Festival, 15 June 2013. Details.
Recordings
 Handel.
Imeneo. (HWV 41, London 1740). cpo 630 494-4 (2 CDs,
November 2003). Andreas Spering, Capella Augustina,
VokalEnsemble Köln. Imeneo: Kay Stiefermann, bass; Tirinto: Ann
Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Rosmene: Johanna Stojkovic, soprano;
Clomiri: Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano; Argenio: Locky Chung,
bass. Review by
David Vickers, with which I concur. Fine performance and
recording of a reconstructed initial version.
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Related Operas
Porpora. Imeneo (Naples 1723). A componimento drammatico in two parts, written by Silvio Stampiglia, which was the basis of Handel's text.
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).