HWV 34

E580807

HWV 34 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Alcina," a Baroque work first performed in 1735.

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Label Occurrences
HWV 34 canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
opera ⓘ
actCount 3 ⓘ
associatedComposerCatalogue Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ
basedOn Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto ⓘ
linked to: Orlando furioso
catalogueNumber HWV 34 ⓘ
character Alcina ⓘ
Bradamante ⓘ
Melisso ⓘ
Morgana ⓘ
Oberto ⓘ
Oronte ⓘ
Ruggiero ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
composerNationality German-British ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1735-04-16 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Covent Garden Theatre, London ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1735 ⓘ
genre Baroque opera ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ
hasDisguiseMotif Bradamante disguised as Ricciardo ⓘ
hasForm through-composed opera ⓘ
hasHero Ruggiero ⓘ
hasLibrettist anonymous (after Riccardo Broschi’s libretto for L’isola di Alcina and Ariosto) ⓘ
hasProtagonist Alcina ⓘ
historicalContext written for Handel’s London opera company at Covent Garden ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
musicStyle Italianate Baroque ⓘ
notableAria Ah! mio cor, schernito sei ⓘ
Tornami a vagheggiar ⓘ
Verdi prati ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and continuo ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereTheatre Theatre Royal, Covent Garden ⓘ
relatedWork Ariodante (HWV 33) ⓘ
linked to: Ariodante (Handel)

Orlando (HWV 31) ⓘ
setting enchanted island of the sorceress Alcina ⓘ
structure sequence of recitatives, arias, and ensembles ⓘ
subject illusion and reality ⓘ
love and betrayal ⓘ
magic and enchantment ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition early 1730s ⓘ
title Alcina ⓘ
vocalForces solo voices and chorus ⓘ
workNumberInHandelCatalogue 34 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alcina → catalogueNumber → HWV 34 ⓘ