HWV 34

E580807

HWV 34 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Alcina," a Baroque work first performed in 1735.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
opera
actCount 3
associatedComposerCatalogue Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
basedOn Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto
linked to: Orlando furioso
catalogueNumber HWV 34
character Alcina
Bradamante
Melisso
Morgana
Oberto
Oronte
Ruggiero
composer George Frideric Handel
composerNationality German-British
era 18th century
firstPerformanceDate 1735-04-16
firstPerformancePlace Covent Garden Theatre, London
firstPerformanceYear 1735
genre Baroque opera
opera seria
hasDisguiseMotif Bradamante disguised as Ricciardo
hasForm through-composed opera
hasHero Ruggiero
hasLibrettist anonymous (after Riccardo Broschi’s libretto for L’isola di Alcina and Ariosto)
hasProtagonist Alcina
historicalContext written for Handel’s London opera company at Covent Garden
language Italian
musicStyle Italianate Baroque
notableAria Ah! mio cor, schernito sei
Tornami a vagheggiar
Verdi prati
orchestration orchestra and continuo
period Baroque
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereTheatre Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
relatedWork Ariodante (HWV 33)
linked to: Ariodante (Handel)

Orlando (HWV 31)
setting enchanted island of the sorceress Alcina
structure sequence of recitatives, arias, and ensembles
subject illusion and reality
love and betrayal
magic and enchantment
timePeriodOfComposition early 1730s
title Alcina
vocalForces solo voices and chorus
workNumberInHandelCatalogue 34

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Alcina catalogueNumber HWV 34