| Other author/creator | Broughton, Thomas, 1704-1774, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Dawson, Lynne, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Otter, Anne Sofie von performer. |
| Other author/creator | Daniels, David, 1966- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Croft, Richard, 1959- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Saks, Gidon, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pujol, Marcos, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Minkowski, Marc, performer. |
| Included Work | Sophocles. Trachiniae. |
| Included Work | Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses. |
| Other author/creator | Musiciens du Louvre, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur, performer. |
| Abstract |
This oratorio premiered in January 1745, and is a masterpiece that shows Handel at the height of his powers both as composer and dramatist. The central figure is Dejanira, despite the title of the work. Handel delivers a masterly portrait of a strong and determined woman gradually undermined from within. |
| General note | Music drama in 3 acts, HWV 60. |
| General note | Libretto by Thomas Broughton, based on: The women of Trachis / Sophocles; Metamorphoses / Ovid. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes in English, German, and French, and libretto with German and French translations in container. |
| Performer |
Lynne Dawson, soprano ; Anne Sophie von Otter, mezzo-soprano ; David Daniels, countertenor ; Richard Croft, tenor ; Marcos Pujol, Gidon Saks, basses ; Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre ; Les Musiciens du Louvre, on authentic instruments ; Marc Minkowski, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in performance in Apr. 2000, Salle Molière, Théâtre de Poissy, Poissy. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| LCCN | 49791877 |
| UPC |
028946953228 |
| Publisher number | 469 532-2 Archiv Produktion |
| Publisher number | 469 533-2--469 535-2 Archiv Produktion |
