- Berenice (opera)
"Berenice, regina d'Egitto" ("Berenice, Queen of Egypt") (HWV 38) is an
opera in three acts byGeorge Frideric Handel to an Italian text byAntonio Salvi originally written in Italy in1709 .It was first performed at the
Covent Garden Theatre inLondon on18 May 1737 . It was not successful. It was only given four times.It is based upon the life of Cleopatra Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy IX (the main character in Handel's opera
Tolomeo ) and is set in around 81 BC.Roles
elected recordings
*A studio recording with
Julianne Baird (soprano), Jan Opalach (bass), D'Anna Fortunato (mezzo-soprano) and Drew Minter (countertenor), with the Brewer Baroque Chamber Orchestra conducted byRudolph Palmer , was released on compact disc in 1995 (Newport Classics 1161828).E-book
[http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~db/0001/bsb00016935/images/ Score] of "Berenice" (ed.
Friedrich Chrysander , Leipzig 1883)References
*citation|first=Winton|last=Dean|title=Handel's Operas, 1726-1741|publisher=Boydell Press|year=2006
id=ISBN 1843832682 The second of the two volume definitive reference on the operas of Handel
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