The Choice of Hercules (oratorio)
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The Choice of Hercules is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel.
It bears the Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis number 69 and consists of one act and three scenes.
The libretto is probably the work of Thomas Morell. The first performance was given on 1 March 1751 at Covent Garden Theatre, London.
It includes the aria Yet can I hear that dulcet lay.
Recent productions include one by Boston Cecilia at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston on 5 November 2005.
The recording on the Hyperion Records label received the 2003 International Handel Recording Prize. The cast included:
- Conductor: Robert King
- Pleasure: Susan Gritton
- Virtue: Alice Coote
- Hercules: Robin Blaze
- An Attendant on Pleasure: Charles Daniels
- The Choir of The King's Consort
- The King's Consort
[edit] Further information
- Sleeve notes from the Hyperion recording
- Programme notes for the Boston Cecilia production at the Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, 5 November 2005
- Richard Dyer, Cecilia opens with 'Choice' Handel (review of Boston Cecilia production), The Boston Globe, 8 November 2005
- Review of Hyperion recording gfhandel.org
