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Pre-shipment lead time: On orderHändel, Georg Friedrich Arminio HWV 36 Opera in three acts Details Edition no.: BA 4100-90 ISMN: 9790006542802 Editor: Pacholke, Michael Arranger: Köhs, Andreas Language(s) of work: Italian, German Language(s) of text: German, English Antonio Salvi s Arminio is one of the best-loved operatic librettos of the Baroque period. Against the historical background of the so-called Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD in which the Cherusci leader Arminius as Liberator of Germany (Tacitus) inflicted a devastating defeat on the Romans, Handel s opera, first performed in 1737, is about the quarrels between the Chatti and the Cherusci. Arminius has married the daughter of his arch-enemy Segestes. When he is imprisoned, Segestes, who has conspired with the Romans, sees his opportunity for revenge. Urtext edition based on the Halle Handel Edition Libretto in Italian with singable German translation Comprehensive foreword (Ger/Eng) on the genesis of the work and its reception Idiomatic piano reduction First performance in Halle in 2014 Instrumentation : Publisher : |