Hercules
Music drama by George Frideric Handel
Hercules is a Musical Drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel, composed in July and August 1744. The English language libretto was by the Reverend Thomas Broughton, based on Sophocles's Women of Trachis and the ninth book of Ovid's... Wikipedia
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Written: July 1744
Librettist: Thomas Broughton
First performance: January 5, 1745
Adapted from: Women of Trachis and The Metamorphoses
Scoring: soloists; SATB choir; orchestra
Text: by Thomas Broughton