Radamisto is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto by Niccola Francesco Haym, based on L'amor tirranico by Domenico Lalli and Zenobia by Matteo Noris. It was first performed at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1720. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German Baroque music composer who lived much of his life in Great Britain, a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. ... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ... The Royal Academy of Music is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ...

The opera has set numbers with recitative, and is set in Armenia in the year 53. Recitative, a form of composition often used in operas, oratorios, cantatas and similar works, is described as a melodic speech set to music, or a descriptive narrative song in which the music follows the words. ... For other uses, see number 53. ...

Radamisto is not part of the standard operatic repertory. Recordings of it exist, but it is rarely performed.