Imeneo

Imeneo

"Imeneo" ("Hymen") (HWV 41) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Silvio Stampiglia's "Imeneo". Handel had begun composition in September 1738, but did not complete the score until 1740. The opera received its first performance at the Lincoln's Inn Fields in London on 22 November 1740, and received another performance on 13 December. Handel then revised the score, and this revised version received concert performances in Dublin, on 24 and 31 March 1742. [Joness, Andrew V., "Handling Sources" (review of "Handel's 'Imeneo': A Pre-Edition Study" by Cecil Hill) (August 1989). "The Musical Times", 130 (1758): pp. 477-478.] The first modern production was in Halle on 13 March 1960. The work was soon after performed in Birmingham in 1961, under the direction of Anthony Lewis. [Dean, Winton, "From the Provinces: Birmingham. i: Handel's "Imeneo" (1961). "The Musical Times", 102 (1419): p. 303.] Lewis also led the first London revival of the opera since Handel's time, in 1972 at the Royal Academy of Music. [Hicks, Anthony, "Music in London: "Imeneo" (August 1972). "The Musical Times", 113 (1554): pp. 786-791.] Lewis has prepared a performing edition of the opera. [Gudger, William D., Review of edition of George Frideric Handel: "Imeneo (Hymenaeus); An Opera" (prepared by Anthony Lewis) (1981). "MLA Notes" (2nd Ser.), 39 (2): p. 466.]

Roles

ynopsis

The opera opens with Tirinto's lamentation of his lost love, Rosmene, to barbaric pirates. Another girl has been abducted, Clomiri. Together he grieves with Clomiri's father, Argenio. But they learn that a brave, strong man named Imeneo, who had killed every pirate while they were sleeping. Everyone rejoices, and Imeneo, along with the rest of the country and Rosmene's parents, expects Rosmene to marry him, though her true feelings are for Tirinto. Thus Rosmene is caught in a painfully awkward love triangle. Additionally, Clomiri has amorous feelings for Imeneo. Clomiri helps Imeneo realize that she is hesitant because of her relationship with Tirinto, and that she is putting his contentment before hers. When Imeneo, who insists that she is ungrateful, and Tirinto, who calls her unfaithful, tell her to decide who she will marry, she feigns a nervous breakdown in front of the characters. Eventually, she marries Imeneo. She learns that true love is not as important as honor and duty. Rosmene asks Tirinto to be happy for her. Her decision leaves Clomiri and Torinti left to cry at the end. The chorus at the end of the opera restates that one must not bow down to one's desire, but to reason; one must not follow true feelings and fidelity, but gratitude and honor. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12259249]

elected recordings

Handel: "Imeneo " - Capella Augustina, Cologne Vocal Ensemble
*Conductor: Andreas Spering
*Principal singers: Locky Chung, Siri Thornhill, Ann Hallenberg, Kay Stiefermann, Johanna Stojkovic
*Recording date: 2 Feb 2004
*Label: cpo - B00011MK5G (CD)

References

E-book

[http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~db/0001/bsb00016938/images/ Score] of "Imeneo" (ed. Friedrich Chrysander, Leipzig 1885)

ources

*citation|first=Winton|last=Dean|title=Handel's Operas, 1726-1741|publisher=Boydell Press|year=2006
id=ISBN 1843832682
The second of the two volume definitive reference on the operas of Handel

*"Imeneo" by Anthony Hicks, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7

"Handel's 'Imeneo' From Glimmerglass Opera" [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12259249]


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