Performance History
It was first performed at the King's Theatre, London on 27 April 1720 and was judged to be a success, resulting in 10 further performances. A revised version with different singers was written for a revival on 28 December 1720. More revisions followed for yet another version presented in 1721 and again for further revival in 1728. It was also given in Hamburg. The first modern performance was in Göttingen on 27 June 1927.
The first production in the US, in a semi-staged version, took place on 16 February 1980 in Washington, DC and the first fully staged presentation was given at Mannes College, New York on 10 January 1992. Productions are fairly rare in modern times. They include the Handel Festival Göttingen production of 1993 given in Zurich and conducted by Nicholas McGegan which was later recorded by Harmonia Mundi; Opera McGill in Montreal presented the 1720 revision in May 2006; and the Santa Fe Opera presented it with counter tenor David Daniels as part of its 2008 season.
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