Handel's Israelite Oratorio Libretti : Sacred Drama and Biblical Exgesis.

Between 1732 and 1752, Handel composed several oratorios on themes from the Old Testament, which combined English libretti and Italian opera conventions. This book examines the theological ideas and attitudes put forth in the libretti of works such as Athalia, Samson, Judas Macchabaeus, and Susanna. With an introit, bibliography, and indices.

xxii, 256 p.; 24 cm.
Cloth
Language: English
ISBN: 0199279284
ISBN13: 9780199279289
UPC: 9780199279289