Silla

Silla (Sulla, HWV 10) is an opera seria (referred to as a dramma per musica) in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Giacomo Rossi. The story concerns the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BC) as recounted by Plutarch. The opera appears to have been a pièce d'occasion, whicht may have been performed only once. The music was recycled in Handel's later opera Amadigi di Gaula. The first performance mi... more

Silla (Sulla, HWV 10) is an opera seria (referred to as a dramma per musica) in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Giacomo Rossi. The story concerns the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BC) as recounted by Plutarch. The opera appears to have been a pièce d'occasion, whicht may have been performed only once. The music was recycled in Handel's later opera Amadigi di Gaula. The first performance might have been on 2 June 1713. A dedication from the librettist, Rossi, to the French ambassador, the Duc d'Aumont, appears with that date in a printed copy of the libretto. Anthony Hicks believes there may have been a private performance at the Queen's Theatre, London. However according to the Amadeus Almanac, the performance took place at Burlington House. Handel: Silla - London Handel Orchestra less