List of Works
The following is a complete list of Handel's operatic works. All are opera seria in three acts, unless otherwise stated.
| HWV | Title | Libretto | Première date | Première place, theatre | Modern revival | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almira (Der in Krohnen erlangte Glücks-Wechsel, oder: Alimira, Königin von Castilien) | FeustkingFriedrich Christian Feustking, after Giulio Pancieri | 1705-01-088 January 1705 | Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt | 1994-06-054 June 1994, Handel Festival, Bad Lauchstädt | Some music lost; announced as a Singspiel but has no spoken dialogue |
| 2 | Nero (Die durch Blut und Mord erlangete Liebe) | FeustkingFriedrich Christian Feustking | 1705-02-2525 February 1705 | Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt | Music lost | |
| 3 | Florindo (Der beglückte Florindo) | HinschHinrich Hinsch | 1708-01-01January 1708 | Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt | Almost all of the music is lost | |
| 4 | Daphne (Die verwandelte Daphne) | HinschHinrich Hinsch | 1708-01-02January 1708 | Hamburg, Theater am Gänsemarkt | A sequel to Florindo, intended to be performed on the day after it. Almost all of the music is lost | |
| 5 | Rodrigo (Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria) | SilvaniAfter Francesco Silvani's II duello d'Amore e di Vendetta Italian libretto |
1707-11-00c, November 1707 | Florence, Teatro di via del Cocomero | 1984-00-001984, Innsbruck | Some music is lost |
| 6 | Agrippina | GrimaniVincenzo Grimani | 1709-12-2626 December 1709, early 1710 | Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo | 1943-00-001943, Halle | |
| 7a/b | Rinaldo | RossiGiacomo Rossi/Aaron Hill, after Tasso, La Gerusalemme liberata Italian libretto |
1711-02-2424 February 1711 | London, Queen's Theatre | 1954-06-00June 1954, Handel Festival, Halle | HWV 7b is the 1731 revision; the libretto of a revision of 1717 also exists |
| 8a/b/c | Pastor fidoIl pastor fido | RossiGiacomo Rossi, after Giovanni Battista Guarini 8b Italian libretto, 8c Italian libretto |
1712-11-2222 November 1712 | London, Queen's Theatre | 1948-06-2020 June 1948, Handel Festival Göttingen (third, November 1734 version); 14 September 1971, Abingdon, (first, 1712 version) | HWV 8c designates the version of May 1734 and its November revival. The prologue Terpsicore added to the November 1734 revival is 8b. |
| 9 | Teseo | HaymNicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's libretto for Thésée Italian libretto |
1713-01-1010 January 1713 | London, Queen's Theatre | 1947-06-2929 June 1947, Handel Festival Göttingen | 5 acts |
| 10 | Silla | RossiGiacomo Rossi, after Plutarch's Life of Sulla Italian libretto |
1713-06-022 June 1713? | London, Queen's Theatre? (or Burlington House?) | Much of the music was re-used in Amadigi | |
| 11 | Amadigi di Gaula | RossiHaymRossi or Haym (?), after Antoine Houdar de la Motte's Amadis de Grèce, 1699 Italian libretto |
1715-05-2525 May 1715 | London, King's Theatre | 1929-00-00Osnabrück, 1929 | Various additions during the initial run and the revivals of 1716 and 1717 |
| 12a/b | Radamisto | HaymHaym (?), after Domenico Lalli's L'amor tirannico, o Zenobia Italian libretto |
1720-04-2727 April 1720 | London, King’s Theatre | 1927-06-2727 June 1927, Handel Festival Göttingen | Librettos of the revised versions of December 1720 and 1728 exist |
| 13 | Muzio Scevola | RolliPaolo Antonio Rolli, after a reworking of a Nicolò Minato libretto by Silvio Stampiglia Italian libretto |
1721-04-1515 April 1721 | London, King’s Theatre | 1928-00-001928, Essen (Act 3 only) | only Act 3 is by Handel |
| 14 | Floridante | RolliRolli, after Francesco Silvani's La costanza in trionfo Italian libretto |
1721-12-099 December 1721 | London, King’s Theatre | 1962-05-1010 May 1962, Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon | Revised versions premiered in 1722, 1727 and 1733 |
| 15 | Ottone | HaymHaym, after Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino's libretto for Antonio Lotti's opera Teofane Italian libretto |
1723-01-1212 January 1723 | London, King’s Theatre | 1921-07-055 July 1921, Handel Festival Göttingen | Revised versions premiered in 1726 and 1733 |
| 16 | Flavio | HaymHaym, after M Noris's Il Flavio Cuniberto Italian libretto |
1723-05-1414 May 1723 | London, King’s Theatre | 1967-07-022 July 1967, Handel Festival Göttingen | The libretto of the revised version of 1732 exists |
| 17 | Giulio Cesare | HaymHaym Italian libretto |
1724-02-2020 February 1724 | London, King’s Theatre | 1992-00-001922, Handel Festival Göttingen | |
| 18 | Tamerlano | HaymHaym, after Agostin Piovene and Nicholas Pradon Italian libretto |
1724-10-3131 October 1724 | London, King’s Theatre | 1924-09-077 September 1924, Karlsruhe | |
| 19 | Rodelinda | HaymHaym, after Antonio Salvi, after Pierre Corneille's play Pertharite, roi des Lombards Italian libretto |
1725-02-1313 February 1725 | London, King’s Theatre | 1920-06-2626 June 1920, Handel Festival Göttingen | |
| 20 | Scipione | RolliRolli Italian libretto |
1726-03-1212 March 1726 | London, King’s Theatre | 1937-00-001937, Handel Festival Göttingen | |
| 21 | Alessandro | MauroO Mauro Italian libretto |
1726-05-055 May 1726 | London, King’s Theatre | 1959-00-001959, Stuttgart (in German) | |
| 22 | Admeto | HaymHaym Italian libretto |
1727-01-3131 January 1727 | London, King’s Theatre | 1964-00-001964, Abingdon | |
| 23 | Riccardo Primo | RolliRolli, after Francesco Briani Italian libretto |
1727-11-1111 November 1727 | London, King’s Theatre | 1964-07-088 July 1964, Sadler's Wells Theatre (Handel Opera Society), London | |
| 24 | Siroe | HaymHaym, after Metastasio Italian libretto |
1728-02-1717 February 1728 | London, King’s Theatre | 1925-12-00December 1925, Gera | |
| 25 | Tolomeo | HaymHaym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece Italian libretto |
1728-04-3030 April 1728 | London, King’s Theatre | 1938-06-1919 June 1938, Handel Festival Göttingen | |
| 26 | Lotario | SalviAfter Antonio Salvi Italian libretto |
1729-12-022 December 1729 | London, King’s Theatre | 1975-09-033 September 1975, Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames | |
| 27 | Partenope | StampigliaAfter Silvio Stampiglia Italian libretto |
1730-02-2424 February 1730 | London, King’s Theatre | 1935-06-2323 June 1935, Handel Festival Göttingen | |
| 28 | Poro | MetastasioAfter Metastasio Italian libretto |
1731-02-022 February 1731 | London, King’s Theatre | 1928-00-001928, Braunschweig | |
| 29 | Ezio | MetastasioMetastasio Italian libretto |
1732-01-1515 January 1732 | London, King’s Theatre | 1926-06-3030 June 1926, Handel Festival Göttingen | |
| 30 | Sosarme | SalviAfter Salvi Italian libretto |
1732-02-1515 February 1732 | London, King’s Theatre | 1970-00-001970, Abingdon | |
| 31 | Orlando | CapeceAfter Capece, after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso Italian libretto |
1733-01-2727 January 1733 | London, King’s Theatre | 1959-05-066 May 1959, Abingdon | |
| 32 | Arianna in Creta | PariatiAfter Pietro Pariati's Arianna e Teseo | 1734-01-2626 January 1734 | London, King’s Theatre | ||
| A 11 | Oreste | BarlocciAfter Giangualberto Barlocci | 1734-12-1818 December 1734 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | 1990-00-001990, Karlsruhe | Pasticcio |
| 33 | Ariodante | SalviAfter Salvi, after Ariosto's Orlando Furioso Italian libretto |
1735-01-088 January 1735 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | ||
| 34 | Alcina | AriostoAfter Ariosto's Orlando Furioso Italian libretto |
1735-04-1616 April 1735 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | 1928-00-001928, Leipzig | |
| 35 | Atalanta | ValerianiAfter Belisario Valeriani Italian libretto |
1736-05-1212 May 1736 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | 1970-00-001970, Hintlesham Festival, Hintlesham | |
| 36 | Arminio | SalviAfter Salvi Italian libretto |
1737-01-1212 January 1737 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | 1935-02-2323 February 1935, Leipzig (in German) | |
| 37 | Giustino | PariatiAdapted from Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino Italian libretto |
1737-02-1616 February 1737 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | 1963-04-2121 April 1963, Abingdon | |
| 38 | Berenice | SalviAfter Salvi | 1737-05-1818 May 1737 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | ||
| 39 | Faramondo | ZenoAdapted from Apostolo Zeno's Faramondo Italian libretto |
1738-01-033 January 1738 | London, King’s Theatre | 1976-03-055 March 1976, Handel Festival, Halle | |
| A 13 | Alessandro Severo | ZenoAfter Apostolo Zeno | 1738-02-2525 February 1738 | London, King’s Theatre | 1997-03-1818 March 1997, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London | Pasticcio |
| 40 | Serse | StampigliaAfter Stampiglia Italian libretto |
1738-04-1515 April 1738 | London, King’s Theatre | 1924-06-055 July 1924, Handel Festival Göttingen | Also known as Xerxes |
| A 14 | Giove in Argo | LucchiniAntonio Maria Lucchini | 1739-05-011 May 1739 | London, King’s Theatre | 2006-09-1515 September 2006, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth | Pasticcio |
| 41 | Imeneo | StampigliaAfter Stampiglia's Imeneo | 1740-11-2222 November 1740 | London, theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields | 1960-03-1313 March 1960, Handel Festival, Halle | |
| 42 | Deidamia | RolliRolli Italian libretto |
1741-01-1010 January 1741 | London, theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields | ||
| 49 | Acis and Galatea | GayJohn Gay, drawing on John Dryden's translation of "The Story of Acis, Polyphemus and Galatea" from Ovid's Metamorphoses | 1718-00-001718 | Cannons, Little Stanmore | Variously described as a serenata, a masque, a pastoral opera, a "little opera" (by the composer), an entertainment, and an oratorio |
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