
Hasse was a major 18th century composer, up there with Handel. He was married to the even more famous soprano, Faustina Bordoni; they were what
Ercole su’l Termodonte was Vivaldi’s 16th opera, appearing in 1723 in Rome. There was a Papal ban on women appearing on stage at the time
First presented in 1734, Oreste isn’t quite an “opera” by Handel. Rather, it’s a pastiche, albeit put together by the composer himself for the cast