Hercules (Handel)
Hercules (HWV 60) 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 Metamorphoses.
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| Oratorio by George Frideric Handel | |
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| Text | by Thomas Broughton |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Sophocles's Women of Trachis, Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| Composed | 1744 |
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