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Radamisto (handel)





PERFORMANCE HISTORY


It was first performed at the King's Theatre , London on 27 April 1720 . It was judged a success and there were 10 performances. A revised version with different singers was written for a revival on 28 December 1720 . More revisions followed for a new version presented in 1721 and again for another revival in 1728 . It was also given in Hamburg . The first modern performance was in Göttingen on 27 June 1927 .


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SYNOPSIS


The opera has set numbers with Recitative , and is set in Armenia in the year 53 . It is based on Tacitus 's Annals Of Imperial Rome .