“Ombra mai fu“
from Serse/Xerxes, HWV40
by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: ?; After Silvio Stampiglia, 1694, from Niccolo Minato, 1654
Composed: 26 December 1737 - 14 February 1738
Score (without the recitative):
Premiere: 15 April 1738: London, King’s Theatre, Haymarket (5 performances to 2 May)
Premiere Cast:
(Conductor: - )
Serse (soprano castrato): Gaetano Majorano (Caffarelli)
Arsamene (alto): Maria Antonia Marchesini (La Lucchesina)
Amastre (contralto): Antonia Maria Merighi
Romilda (soprano): Elisabeth Duparc (La Francesina)
Atalanta (soprano): Margheri
...ta Chimenti (La Droghierina)
Ariodate (bass): Antonio Montagnana
Elviro (bass): Antonio Lottini
In this recording:
Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson
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