Handel's Israel in Egypt

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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Israel in Egypt HWV 54 is a biblical oratorio by the composer George Frideric Handel. Most scholars believe the libretto was prepared by Charles Jennens, who also compiled the Biblical texts for Handel’s Messiah. It is composed entirely of selected passages from the Old Testament, mainly from Exodus and the Psalms. Unlike Handel’s other oratorios, Israel in Egypt is almost entirely a choral piece with just a few solo arias.

Israel in Egypt premiered at London’s King’s Theatre in the Haymarket on April 4, 1739. Handel started it soon after the opera season at King’s Theatre was cancelled for lack of subscribers. Although it is now among Handel’s most popular works, the oratorio was not well received by the first audience though commended in the Daily Post. The second performance was shortened augmenting the choral work with Italian- style arias.


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