Alcides, an English Opera in Score [HWV 45] - Handel, George Frideric 1685-1759; Broughton, Thomas 1704-1774 (London Arnold, 1787)
Alceste ("Alcides"; HWV 45, HG 46b, HHA I/30) is a masque, semi-opera or incidental music. It was the only complete theater project ever attempted by Handel, and he composed the music when he was nearly 65.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Opera; United Kingdom