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George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

20 dated entries naming George Frideric Handel, drawn from 14 separate years between 1705 CE and 1749 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1705February 25 – George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premieres in Hamburg.source
  • 1705January 8 – George Frideric Handel's first opera, Almira, is premiered in Hamburg.source
  • 1708April 8 – Easter Sunday: The first performance of George Frideric Handel's oratorio La resurrezione takes place in Rome.source
  • 1709December 26 – The first performance of the opera Agrippina by George Frideric Handel takes place at the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice.source
  • 1711February 24 – Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage, premieres at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket.source
  • 1712November 22 – The first performance of George Frideric Handel's opera Il pastor fido takes place at the Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket, London.source
  • 1712September – Composer George Frideric Handel re-locates to London with the permission of his patron, the future King George I of Great Britain.source
  • 1724February 20 – The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London.source
  • 1724October 31 – George Frideric Handel's opera Tamerlano is performed for the first time, premiering in London. The opera will be revived as late as 2009.source
  • 1727February 20 – German composer George Frideric Handel becomes a British subject.source
  • 1727October 11 – George II of Great Britain is crowned. Handel's Coronation Anthems are composed for the event, including Zadok the Priest, which has been played at every subsequent Coronation of the British monarch.source
  • 1729December 2 – George Frideric Handel's famous opera Lotario is given its first performance, premiering at the King's Theatre in London.source
  • 1733January 27 – George Frideric Handel's classic opera, Orlando is performed for the first time, making its debut at the King's Theatre in London.source
  • 1735April 16 – Alcina, George Frideric Handel's Italian opera, premieres at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.source
  • 1735January 8 – George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante is premièred at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.source
  • 1738April 15 – Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, premieres in London.source
  • 1738January 3 – George Frideric Handel's opera Faramondo is given its first performance.source
  • 1742April 13 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio The Messiah is first performed, in Dublin, Ireland in aid of local charities.source
  • 1743February 21 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio, Samson, premieres in London.source
  • 1749March 17 – At London's Covent Garden, composer George Frideric Handel conducts the first performance of his new oratorio, Solomon. More than 250 years later, an instrumental from Solomon, "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"; will be featured in the 2012 London Summer Olympics opening ceremony.source

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