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Athalia
Athalia is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, completed and first performed in 1733 at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. Its libretto by Samuel Humphreys adapts Jean Racine's French tragedy Athalie and follows the biblical queen Athaliah of Judah, whose rule is challenged by a hidden heir to the Davidic line. The work combines solo scenes, recitative, and choruses and belongs...
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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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