Samson

Opera: Work details

Composer: George Frideric Handel
Music title: Samson (1943)
Librettist: Newburgh Hamilton
Work definition: Dramatic oratorio in three parts
After: After 'Samson Agonistes' by John Milton
Language: English
World premiere: 18 February 1743, John Rich Opera Company, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
ROH premiere: 18 February 1743, John Rich Opera Company
ROH company premiere: 14 October 1958, Covent Garden Opera Company, Leeds Centenary Music Festival
Productions
Samson (1958) Covent Garden Opera Company (2 performances online)
Samson (1985) The Royal Opera (2 performances online)

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