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Based on [[Esther (1689 Racine), play]]. The work was born and first performed as a masque around 1718. In 1732, Haendel revised and expanded it as an oratorio. | Based on [[Esther (1689 Racine), play]]. The work was born and first performed as a masque around 1718. In 1732, Haendel revised and expanded it as an oratorio. | ||
==Editions, performances | ==Editions, performances== | ||
Premeried in London [England]: Haymarket, 2 May 1733. | Premeried in London [England]: Haymarket, 2 May 1733. | ||
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[[Category:Fiction--English|1732 Haendel]] | [[Category:Fiction--English|1732 Haendel]] | ||
[[Category:Music|1732 Haendel]] | [[Category:Music--1700s|1732 Haendel]] | ||
[[Category:Oratorios|1732 Haendel]] | [[Category:Oratorios|1732 Haendel]] | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 17 November 2015
Esther (1732) is an oratorio by Georg Frideric Haendel (mus.), and John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope (libr.).
Abstract
Based on Esther (1689 Racine), play. The work was born and first performed as a masque around 1718. In 1732, Haendel revised and expanded it as an oratorio.
Editions, performances
Premeried in London [England]: Haymarket, 2 May 1733.