Susanna (1749 Haendel), oratorio
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Susanna (1748) is an oratorio by Georg Frideric Haendel (mus.). The anonymous libretto is based on the biblical story of Susanna (Daniel 13).
Abstract
The oratorio was composed after the completion of Solomon (1748 Haendel / Hamilton), oratorio, but it was performed over a month before.
Editions, performances
Premiered in Covent Garden Theatre, London, England, 10 February 1749.
References
- Smither, 2 (1977) 324-32.