Esther, oratorio, HWV.50b
Esther (HWV 50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto after the Old Testament drama by Jean Racine. The work was originally composed in 1718, but was heavily revised into a full oratorio in 1732.
Movements
Act I
- "Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains"
Act II
- "How can I stay when love invites"
- "Who calls my parting soul from death"
- Act III