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Deborah
Deborah is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, first performed in London in 1733. Its subject is the biblical judge and prophet Deborah, who leads the Israelites during a conflict with the Canaanite army. Handel wrote the work for a substantial cast of soloists, chorus, and orchestra, and its large forces reflect the scale of the public performances for which it was composed.
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Jephtha
'Jephtha' is an oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1751, featuring a libretto by Thomas Morell based on the Old Testament story of the biblical judge. It stands as Handel's final major choral work and a culmination of his English oratorio tradition. The composition process was marked by considerable difficulty, as Handel experienced severely failing eyesight due to cataracts while comp...
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