Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Atalanta (HWV 35) is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta, the libretto (which is in Italian) being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani. The identity of the librettist is not known. Handel composed it for the London celebrations of the marriage in 1736 of Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II. The first performance took place on 12 May 1736 in the Covent Garden Theatre. It closed with a spectacular display of fireworks, which was highly popular with the Prince of Wales and the London audience, and the opera and fireworks display were revived a number of times in the year of its first performance.The opera is rarely recorded or performed, and before a production in 1970 the critic Winton Dean claimed that it had not been revived since 1736. One arioso from it, Care selve, ombre beate, has achieved popularity as a recital piece. Despite being for a soprano, the arioso is sung by Meleagro (a male character—which was taken by the castrato Gioacchino Conti in the original production). In modern performances, the role is performed by a soprano.. }
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- Atalanta_(opera) abstract "Atalanta (HWV 35) is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta, the libretto (which is in Italian) being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani. The identity of the librettist is not known. Handel composed it for the London celebrations of the marriage in 1736 of Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II. The first performance took place on 12 May 1736 in the Covent Garden Theatre. It closed with a spectacular display of fireworks, which was highly popular with the Prince of Wales and the London audience, and the opera and fireworks display were revived a number of times in the year of its first performance.The opera is rarely recorded or performed, and before a production in 1970 the critic Winton Dean claimed that it had not been revived since 1736. One arioso from it, Care selve, ombre beate, has achieved popularity as a recital piece. Despite being for a soprano, the arioso is sung by Meleagro (a male character—which was taken by the castrato Gioacchino Conti in the original production). In modern performances, the role is performed by a soprano.".