HWV 40

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HWV 40 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Serse" (Xerxes), best known for its famous aria "Ombra mai fu."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf catalogueNumber
musicalWork
opera
alsoKnownAs Serse NERFINISHED
Xerxes NERFINISHED
aria Ombra mai fu NERFINISHED
basedOn Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED
catalogue Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber HWV 40 NERFINISHED
composer George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED
composerNationality German-British
countryOfPremiere Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
famousFor Ombra mai fu NERFINISHED
genre opera seria
hasCharacter Amastre NERFINISHED
Ariodate NERFINISHED
Arsamene NERFINISHED
Atalanta NERFINISHED
Elviro NERFINISHED
Romilda NERFINISHED
Serse NERFINISHED
hasGenreCharacteristic da capo arias
hasKeyAria Ombra mai fu NERFINISHED
hasPart Ombra mai fu NERFINISHED
language Italian
librettist Silvio Stampiglia NERFINISHED
librettoLanguage Italian
notableExcerpt Ombra mai fu NERFINISHED
numberOfActs 3
originalInstrumentation voices and orchestra
partOf Handel operas NERFINISHED
period Baroque
premiereDate 1738-04-15
premierePlace London NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre King's Theatre, Haymarket NERFINISHED
settingLocation Persia NERFINISHED
settingTime reign of Xerxes I
structure three-act opera
style Italian opera seria
subject Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfComposition 18th century
title Serse NERFINISHED
Xerxes NERFINISHED

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Serse catalogueEntry HWV 40