Faramondo
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thumb|upright=1.1|George Frideric Handel Faramondo, HWV 39, is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto adapted from Apostolo Zeno's Faramondo. The story is loosely based upon the legend of Pharamond, a mythological King of the Franks, circa 420 AD, and the early history of France. The opera had its first performance at the King's Theatre, London, on 3 January 1738.
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- opera seria
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
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- date of first performance
- 1738-01-03
- Commons category
- Faramondo (Händel)
- language of work or name
- Italian
- location of first performance
- His Majesty's Theatre
- publication date
- 1800-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- opera
- title
- Faramondo
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Background
- Reception and performance history
- Roles
- Instrumentation
- Synopsis
- Act 1
- Act 2
- Act 3
- Recordings
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.1|George Frideric Handel Faramondo, HWV 39, is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto adapted from Apostolo Zeno's Faramondo. The story is loosely based upon the legend of Pharamond, a mythological King of the Franks, circa 420 AD, and the early history of France. The opera had its first performance at the King's Theatre, London, on 3 January 1738.
==Background==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Faramondo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.