Category:Daniel--music (subject)

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Works of music on Daniel

Overview

The character of Daniel is present, in a support role, only in a few oratorios or operas, most notably, in Haendel's oratorio Belshazzar and Rossini's opera Ciro in Babilonia. In both works, Daniel appears only in one scene, announcing his prophecy. Therole is plaed by a contralto in Haendel and by a bass in Rossini.

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