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Semele
Handel's 1744 secular oratorio based on William Congreve's libretto about the mythological Semele, performed in concert oratorio format rather than staged opera.
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The top alternative to Semele in 2026 is A Child of Our Time with a score of 9.1/10, followed by Saul (8.8) and Israel in Egypt (8.7).
A Child of Our Time
A Child of Our Time is an oratorio by English composer Benjamin Britten, later revised and completed by Michael Tippett....
Saul
Saul is an oratorio by George Handel composed in 1739. It depicts the life of King Saul from the Hebrew Bible, exploring...
Israel in Egypt
Handel's 1739 English oratorio notable for its unusually large proportion of double choruses over solo arias, making it...
Solomon
Handel's 1749 English oratorio depicting Solomon's reign, best known for the orchestral sinfonia commonly called the Arr...
Jephtha
Handel's 1752 oratorio about the biblical judge Jephtha, his last major choral work, composed as his eyesight was failin...
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Handel's 1740 English ode-oratorio setting Milton's L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, with a conciliatory third part, Il Moder...
Theodora
Handel's 1750 oratorio about the early Christian martyr Theodora, reportedly his personal favorite, though it drew poor...
Acis and Galatea
Handel's masque composed around 1718 for the Duke of Chandos at Cannons, retelling the Ovidian myth of Acis and Galatea...
Samson
Handel's 1743 English oratorio adapted from Milton's Samson Agonistes by librettist Newburgh Hamilton, premiered at Cove...
Belshazzar
Handel's 1745 English oratorio depicting the fall of Belshazzar and Babylon, set to a libretto by Charles Jennens drawn...
Judas Maccabaeus
Handel's 1746 English oratorio celebrating the Maccabean revolt, one of the most frequently performed of his oratorios d...
Athalia
Handel's 1733 English oratorio based on Racine's Athalie, depicting the biblical queen Athaliah of Judah, and premiered...
Esther
Handel's earliest surviving English oratorio, originally composed around 1718 as Haman and Mordecai and revised for publ...
The Choice of Hercules
Handel's 1751 short secular oratorio depicting Hercules's mythological choice between Pleasure and Virtue, set to a libr...
Susanna
Handel's 1749 English oratorio based on the apocryphal story of Susanna and the Elders, notable for its intimate scale a...
Joseph and His Brethren
Handel's 1744 English oratorio retelling the Old Testament story of Joseph in Egypt, with a libretto by James Miller bas...
Deborah
Handel's 1733 English oratorio depicting the biblical judge Deborah, premiered at the King's Theatre in London with unus...
Alexander Balus
Handel's 1748 English oratorio about the Seleucid king Alexander Balas, with a libretto by Thomas Morell drawn from the...
Occasional Oratorio
Handel's 1746 English oratorio written to mark the Hanoverian victory over the Jacobite rising, drawing substantially on...
The Triumph of Time and Truth
Handel's 1757 English oratorio and his final completed work, an adaptation of his 1707 Italian allegory Il Trionfo del T...
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