Musica Britannica 82
for | Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra |
Musical Editions | Score (Hardcover) |
Item no. | 931016 |
Author / Composer | Maurice Greene |
Text | John Hoadly |
Editor | H. Diack Johnstone |
Language | english |
Scope | 192 pages; 25.4 × 33 cm |
Release year | 2004 |
Publisher / Producer | Stainer & Bell |
Producer No. | MB82 |
ISBN | 9780852498811 |
ISMN | 9790220221026 |
Like its predecessor Florimel, Phoebe (1747), the second of Maurice Greene’s two operas, sets a libretto by John Hoadly. Probably written for performance at the Apollo Society, founded by Greene himself in 1733, this three-act opera, for four soloists and chorus, is a beautiful example of the English pastoral-masque genre, both musically and dramatically in the tradition of Handel’s Acis and Galatea.
The full performing material for this opera is available for rental.