Poro (opera)

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Alexander and Porus by Charles Le Brun, 1673
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Alexander and Porus by Charles Le Brun, 1673

Poro, re dell'Indie (or 'Porus, King of the Indians') (HWV 28) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Alessandro nell'Indie by Metastasio. It is based on Alexander the Great's encounter with King Porus in 326 BC.

[edit] Performance history

The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 2 February 1731 and on 15 further occasions. It was revived on 23 December 1731, and again in a revised form on 8 December 1736. It was also given in Hamburg and Brunswick.

The first modern performance, also in Brunswick, was in 1928.

[edit] Roles

  • Poro, Indian King (alto castrato)
  • Cleofide, Poro's lover (soprano)
  • Erissena, Poro's sister (alto)
  • Gandarte, Erissena's lover (alto)
  • Alessandro, King of Macedonia (tenor)
  • Timagene, Alexander's general (Bass)

[edit] Sources

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


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