HWV 40
E581612
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
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musicalWork ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Serse
NERFINISHED
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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
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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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