Siroe, re di Persia (or 'Siroes, King of Persia') is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Pietro Metastasio's Siroe. The libretto was also set by Handel's contemporaries Leonardo Vinci and Johann Adolf Hasse. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-born British Baroque composer who was 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. ... Pietro Trapassi (January 13, 1698 – April 12, 1782), Italian poet, is better known by his pseudonym of Metastasio. ... Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730), not to be confused with Leonardo da Vinci, was an Italian musical composer, best known for his operas. ... Johann Adolph Hasse. ...

It was Handel's 12th opera for the Royal Academy of Music. It was written for the sopranos Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... Francesca Cuzzoni (1700 - 1770) was an Italian soprano. ... Faustina Bordoni (1693 in Venice, Italy-1783 in Venice) Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer, nicknamed the new siren and commonly known, simply, as Faustina. She was known for the great agility of her voice and sang for many years in Venice, Vienna and London. ...

Performance history

The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 17 February 1728 and it was also seen in Brunswick. It was rediscovered and performed in Gera in December 1925. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... Coordinates: Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country: Germany State: Lower Saxony District: Urban district City subdivisions: 20 Boroughs Lord Mayor: Gert Hoffmann (CDU) Governing parties: CDU / FDP Basic Statistics Area: 192. ... Gera is the largest Town in the east of Thuringia, Germany. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Sources

Siroe by Anthony Hicks, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7 The New Grove Dictionary of Opera is an encyclopedia (or encyclopedic dictionary) of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. ...