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{{Handel oratorios}}'''''The Triumph of Time and Truth''''' is an English-language [[oratorio]] by [[George Frideric Handel]] produced in three different versions across 50 years of Handel's career. [[HWV]] 46a is an Italian-language oratorio from 1707, ''Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'' (with Time and Delusion being personified, thus spelled with an initial capital even in Italian). This was revised and expanded in 1737 and given the adjusted name of ''Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità'' (HWV 46b), which translates to the final English title. HWV 71, from 1757, further expands and revises the work, possibly without much involvement by the blind and aging Handel.
[[File:Georg Friedrich Händel as a young man.jpg| thumb|alt=black&white photograph of a 1710 miniature of a young man's portrait|Händel {{circa}} 1710]]
'''''The Triumph of Time and Truth''''' is the final name of an [[oratorio]] by [[George Frideric Handel]] produced in three different versions across fifty years of the composer’s career:


==''Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno'' (HWV 46a)==
==''Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (The Triumph of Time and Disillusion)'', HWV 46a==
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This is Handel's very first oratorio, to a libretto by Cardinal [[Benedetto Pamphili]] and with a title that translates as "The Triumph of Time and Disillusionment" ([[HWV]] 46a). The work, comprising two sections, was composed in spring 1707 and premiered that summer in Rome. Its most famous aria is "Lascia la spina" (Leave the thorn), later recast as "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Leave me to weep) in his 1711 opera ''[[Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]]''.<ref name=RinaldoOMO>{{cite web|last=Hicks|first=Anthony|title=Rinaldo|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/|publisher=[[Oxford Music Online]]|accessdate= 28 January 2011}} {{subscription}}</ref>


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Handel’s very first oratorio, composed in spring 1707, to an Italian-language libretto by Cardinal [[Benedetto Pamphili]]. Time and Disillusion are personified (thus spelled with an initial capital even in Italian). Comprising two sections, the oratorio was premiered that summer in Rome. One of its famous arias is ''Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa (Leave the Thorn, Take the Rose)'', later recast as ''Lascia ch’io pianga (Leave Me to Weep)'' in the opera ''[[Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]]''.<ref name=RinaldoOMO>{{cite web|last=Hicks|first=Anthony|title=Rinaldo|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/|publisher=[[Oxford Music Online]]|access-date= 28 January 2011}} {{subscription required}}</ref> and for Pena Tiranna in Amadigi di Gaula.
==''Il trionfo del tempo e della verità'' (HWV 46b)==
Thirty years later, living in England and producing seasons of both English-language oratorio and Italian opera, Handel revised and expanded "Il trionfo" into a three-section work under a new title translated as "The Triumph of Time and Truth" ([[HWV]] 46b) in March 1737 and premiered on 23rd of that month. Three more performances followed within the ensuing month, and one more as a single revival production in 1739.


==''The Triumph of Time and Truth'' (HWV 71)==
==''Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità (The Triumph of Time and Truth)'', HWV 46b==

While ''[[Jephtha (Handel)|Jephtha]]'' (1751) is considered Handel's final oratorio, the third revision of "Il trionfo" ([[HWV]] 71) dates from March 1757 with [[Isabella Young]] singing the role of Counsel (Truth). The libretto was reworked into English (probably by Handel's prolific last librettist, [[Thomas Morell]]), and the oratorio again expanded. Handel was in very poor health at this time, and the extent of his contribution (if any) to this "new" work is uncertain. [[John Christopher Smith| John Christopher Smith Jr.]] probably assembled the score.
Revised and expanded into three sections in March 1737, the work also had its name adjusted. Handel was by that time living in England and producing seasons of English-language oratorio and Italian opera. This version premiered on March 23, received three more performances the next month, and was revived on one date in 1739.

==''The Triumph of Time and Truth'', HWV 71==

In March 1757, possibly without much involvement from the blind and aging Handel, the oratorio was further expanded and revised. The libretto was reworked into English, probably by the composer’s prolific last librettist, [[Thomas Morell]], while [[John Christopher Smith| John Christopher Smith Jr.]] probably assembled the score. Although ''[[Jephtha (Handel)|Jephtha]]'' (1751) is considered the composer’s true last oratorio, this third version of ''Il trionfo'' comes later. [[Isabella Young]] sang the role of Counsel (Truth) at the premiere.


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Händel c. 1710

The Triumph of Time and Truth is the final name of an oratorio by George Frideric Handel produced in three different versions across fifty years of the composer’s career:

Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (The Triumph of Time and Disillusion), HWV 46a[edit]

Handel’s very first oratorio, composed in spring 1707, to an Italian-language libretto by Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili. Time and Disillusion are personified (thus spelled with an initial capital even in Italian). Comprising two sections, the oratorio was premiered that summer in Rome. One of its famous arias is Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa (Leave the Thorn, Take the Rose), later recast as Lascia ch’io pianga (Leave Me to Weep) in the opera Rinaldo.[1] and for Pena Tiranna in Amadigi di Gaula.

Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità (The Triumph of Time and Truth), HWV 46b[edit]

Revised and expanded into three sections in March 1737, the work also had its name adjusted. Handel was by that time living in England and producing seasons of English-language oratorio and Italian opera. This version premiered on March 23, received three more performances the next month, and was revived on one date in 1739.

The Triumph of Time and Truth, HWV 71[edit]

In March 1757, possibly without much involvement from the blind and aging Handel, the oratorio was further expanded and revised. The libretto was reworked into English, probably by the composer’s prolific last librettist, Thomas Morell, while John Christopher Smith Jr. probably assembled the score. Although Jephtha (1751) is considered the composer’s true last oratorio, this third version of Il trionfo comes later. Isabella Young sang the role of Counsel (Truth) at the premiere.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hicks, Anthony. "Rinaldo". Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 28 January 2011. (subscription required)

External links[edit]

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