 Cover of libretto for the first performance of Agrippina in Venice Image by Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Paul Nero TrioAgrippina (opera) Agrippina (opera) 1709 opera seria by G. F. Handel Agrippina (HWV 6) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. Composed for the 1709–10 Venice Carnevale season, the opera tells the story of Agrippina, the mother of Nero, as she plots the downfall of the Roman emperor Claudius and the installation of her son as emperor. Grimani's libretto, considered one of the best that Handel set, is an "anti-heroic satirical comedy",[1] full of topical political allusions. Some analysts believe that it reflects Grimani's political and diplomatic rivalry with Pope Clement XI. Quick facts Librettist, Language ... Agrippina Opera by George Frideric Handel Title page of original printed edition… (Source: Wikipedia)
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