List of compositions by George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) composed works including 42 operas; 24 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous arias; odes and serenatas; solo and trio sonatas; 18 concerti grossi; and 12 organ concertos.

Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (HWV) publication is now commonly used to number his works. For example, Handel's Messiah can be referred to as: HG xlv, HHA i/17, or HWV 56. Some of Handel's music is also numbered based on initial publications, for example a 1741 publication by Walsh labelled twelve of Handel's concerti grossi as Opus 6.

Operas

+List of operas by George Frideric Handel. All works are opera seria in three acts, unless otherwise stated.HWVTitle PremiereVenueLibrettoNotes1Almira8 January 1705Oper am Gänsemarkt, HamburgFriedrich Christian Feustking, after G. PancieriSingspiel2Nero25 February 1705Oper am Gänsemarkt, HamburgFriedrich Christian FeustkingMusic lost3FlorindoJanuary 1708Oper am Gänsemarkt, HamburgHinrich HinschOnly a copy of the libretto, Suite, and 1 aria preserved4DaphneJanuary 1708Oper am Gänsemarkt, HamburgHinrich HinschSuite, 1 chorus, and 1 aria preserved5RodrigoAutumn 1707Teatro di via del Cocomero, Florenceafter F. Salvani6Agrippina26 December 1709Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, VeniceVincenzo Grimani7a/bRinaldo24 February 1711Queen's Theatre, LondonGiacomo Rossi, after Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso, La Gerusalemme liberata8a/b/cIl pastor fido22 November 1712Queen's Theatre, LondonGiacomo Rossi, after GuariniThe 1712 version is 8a. The 1734 revised versions are designated 8c. The prologue Terpsicore added to the final version is 8b.9Teseo10 January 1713Queen's Theatre, LondonNicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault5 acts10Silla2 June 1713?Queen's Theatre? (or Burlington House?), LondonGiacomo Rossi, after PlutarchMusic reused in Amadigi11Amadigi di Gaula25 May 1715King's Theatre, LondonRossi or Haym (?), after A.H. de la Motte, 169912a/bRadamisto27 April 1720King’s Theatre, LondonHaym (?), after D. Lalli13Muzio Scevola15 April 1721King’s Theatre, LondonPaolo Antonio Rolli, after Silvio Stampigliaonly Act 3 by Handel14Floridante9 December 1721King’s Theatre, LondonRolli, after Francesco Silvani La costanza in trionfo15Ottone12 January 1723King’s Theatre, LondonHaym, after S. B. Pallavicino16Flavio14 May 1723King’s Theatre, LondonHaym, after M Norris17Giulio Cesare20 February 1724King’s Theatre, LondonHaym18Tamerlano31 October 1724King’s Theatre, LondonHaym, after Agostin Piovene and Nicholas Pradon19Rodelinda13 February 1725King’s Theatre, LondonHaym, after Antonio Salvi, after Pierre Corneille20Scipione12 March 1726King’s Theatre, LondonRolli21Alessandro5 May 1726King’s Theatre, LondonRolli, after Ortensio Mauro22Admeto31 January 1727King’s Theatre, LondonHaym23Riccardo PrimoKing’s Theatre, LondonRolli, after Francesco BrianiA2Genserico (or Olibrio)After N. BereganDrafted early 1728. Only part of Act I. Music mostly used in Siroe and Tolomeo.24Siroe17 February 1728King’s Theatre, LondonHaym, after Metastasio25Tolomeo30 April 1728King’s Theatre, LondonHaym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece26Lotario2 December 1729King’s Theatre, LondonAfter Antonio Salvi27Partenope24 February 1730King’s Theatre, LondonAfter Silvio Stampiglia28Poro2 February 1731King’s Theatre, LondonAfter MetastasioA5Titus l'EmpereurAfter J. Racine: BéréniceOnly one act (first three scenes) with some music used in Ezio. Composed late 1731.29Ezio15 January 1732King’s Theatre, LondonMetastasio30aFernando, Re di CastigliaA reconstruction of Handel's 1st draft of HWV 30b30bSosarme15 February 1732King’s Theatre, LondonAfter Salvi31Orlando27 January 1733King’s Theatre, LondonAfter Capece, after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso32Arianna in Creta26 January 1734King’s Theatre, LondonAfter Pietro PariatiA11Oreste18 December 1734Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAdapted from G.G. BarlocciPasticcio, composed in 1734. Music entirely by Handel. Overture published in HG volume 48 (p. 102).33Ariodante8 January 1735Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAfter Salvi, after Ariosto's Orlando Furioso34Alcina16 April 1735Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAfter Ariosto's Orlando Furioso35Atalanta12 May 1736Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAfter Belisario Valeriani36Arminio12 January 1737Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAfter Salvi37Giustino16 February 1737Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAdapted from Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino38Berenice18 May 1737Covent Garden Theatre, LondonAfter Salvi39Faramondo3 January 1738King’s Theatre, LondonAdapted from Apostolo Zeno's FaramondoA13Alessandro Severo25 February 1738King’s Theatre, LondonAdapted from ZenoPasticcio, composed in 1738. Music entirely by Handel. Overture published in HG volume 48 (p. 104).40Serse (Xerxes)15 April 1738King’s Theatre, LondonAfter StampigliaA14Giove in Argo1 May 1739King’s Theatre, LondonAdapted from A.M. LucchiniPasticcio, composed in April 1739. Music entirely by Handel. Semi-staged.41Imeneo22 November 1740Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, LondonAfter Stampiglia's Imeneo42Deidamia10 January 1741Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, LondonRolli

Incidental music +List of incidental music by George Frideric HandelHWVTitlePremiereVenueNotes43The Alchemist14 January 1710Queen's Theatre, LondonInstrumental music for the revival of Ben Jonson's play The Alchemist. An arrangement, by an anonymous composer, of music from Handel's opera Rodrigo.44ComusJune 1745Ludlow Castle, ShropshireThree songs and a trio written as part of a private arrangement of John Milton's masque Comus.45AlcesteNot performedA masque which was written for an unproduced play by Tobias Smollett. Music composed between December 1749 and January 1750.218Love's but the frailty of the mind17 March 1740Drury Lane Theatre, LondonSung by Mrs. Kitty Clive at her benefit performance of William Congreve's The Way of the World (Act III). Music composed in London, 1740

Oratorios +List of oratorios by George Frideric HandelHWVTitlePremiereVenueLibrettoTextNotes46aIl trionfo del Tempo e del DisingannoJune 1707RomeBenedetto Pamphili46bIl trionfo del Tempo e della Verità23 March 1737LondonBenedetto Pamphili47La resurrezione8 April 1708RomeCarlo Sigismondo Capece48Brockes Passion23 March or 3 April 1719Hamburg Cathedral (possibly)Barthold Heinrich Brockes50aEsther?1718probably CannonsJohn ArbuthnotIMSLP. Based on Alexander Pope's work.Originally a masque.50bEsther1 May 1732King's Theatre, LondonJohn ArbuthnotIMSLP. Based on Alexander Pope's work.Contains additions by S. Humphreys51DeborahKing's Theatre, LondonSamuel HumphreysStanford52Athalia10 July 1733Sheldonian Theatre, OxfordSamuel HumphreysStanford53Saul16 January 1739King's Theatre, LondonCharles JennensStanford54Israel in Egypt4 April 1739King's Theatre, LondonCharles Jennens?Stanford55L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato27 February 1740Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, LondonCharles JennensStanford. Based on John Milton's work.56Messiah13 April 1742New Music Hall, DublinCharles JennensStanford57Samson18 February 1743Covent Garden Theatre, LondonNewburgh HamiltonStanford58Semele10 February 1744Covent Garden Theatre, LondonWilliam CongreveStanfordAn opera catalogued as an oratorio59Joseph and his Brethren2 March 1744Covent Garden Theatre, LondonJames MillerStanford60Hercules5 January 1745King's Theatre, LondonThomas BroughtonStanford61Belshazzar27 March 1745King's Theatre, LondonCharles JennensStanford62Occasional Oratorio14 February 1746Covent Garden Theatre, LondonNewburgh HamiltonStanford63Judas Maccabaeus1 April 1747Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas MorellStanford64Joshua9 March 1748Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas MorellStanford65Alexander Balus23 March 1748Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas MorellStanford66Susanna10 February 1749Covent Garden Theatre, LondonNewburgh Hamilton?Stanford67Solomon17 March 1749Covent Garden Theatre, LondonNewburgh Hamilton?Stanford68Theodora16 March 1750Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas MorellStanford69The Choice of Hercules1 March 1751Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas Morell?Stanford70Jephtha26 February 1752Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas MorellStanford71The Triumph of Time and Truth11 March 1757Covent Garden Theatre, LondonThomas Morell?Stanford

Odes and masques HWVTitlePremiereVenueText49aAcis and Galatea (masque)probably 1718Cannons, near London49bAcis and Galatea (serenata)10 June 1732King's Theatre, LondonStanford72Aci, Galatea e Polifemo19 July 1708Naples73Parnasso in Festa13 March 1734King's Theatre, London74Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne6 February 1713Royal Palace in London75Alexander's Feast19 February 1736King's Theatre, LondonStanford76Ode for St. Cecilia's DayTheatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, LondonStanford

Cantatas