Solomon

Music: Work details

Composer: George Frideric Handel
Librettist: Anonymous
Work definition: Oratorio in three acts
Based on: Based on biblical stories of Solomon from the First Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles, with additional material from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
World premiere: 17 March 1749, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
ROH premiere: 11 October 2018, The Royal Opera
ROH company premiere: 11 October 2018, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performances not linked to a production
11 October 2018 Evening 7.30pm Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London