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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent haudio"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary album"><i>Hercules</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oratorio" title="Oratorio">Oratorio</a> by <a href="/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel" title="George Frideric Handel">George Frideric Handel</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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(writer)">Thomas Broughton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data">Sophocles's <i><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Trachis" title="Women of Trachis">Women of Trachis</a></i>, Ovid's <i><a href="/wiki/Metamorphoses" title="Metamorphoses">Metamorphoses</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composed</th><td class="infobox-data">1744<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1744</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Scoring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>soloists</li><li><a href="/wiki/SATB" title="SATB"><abbr title="soprano, alto, tenor and bass">SATB</abbr></a> choir</li><li>orchestra</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Hercules</b></i> (<a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4ndel-Werke-Verzeichnis" title="Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis">HWV</a> 60) is a <i>Musical Drama</i> in three acts by <a href="/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel" title="George Frideric Handel">George Frideric Handel</a>, composed in July and August 1744. The English language <a href="/wiki/Libretto" title="Libretto">libretto</a> was by the Reverend <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Broughton_(writer)" title="Thomas Broughton (writer)">Thomas Broughton</a>, based on Sophocles's <i><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Trachis" title="Women of Trachis">Women of Trachis</a></i> and the ninth book of Ovid's <i><a href="/wiki/Metamorphoses" title="Metamorphoses">Metamorphoses</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lang_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lang-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performance_history">Performance history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Performance history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Hercules</i> was first given at the <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Theatre">King's Theatre</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances in the original run.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The role of Lichas was written first as a small one for tenor, but it was greatly expanded before the premiere to provide <a href="/wiki/Susannah_Cibber" class="mw-redirect" title="Susannah Cibber">Susannah Cibber</a> with six airs. She was too ill to sing on the first night, and the music was either omitted or redistributed on that occasion. She sang in the second performance on 12 January. The music for the chorus "Wanton God" and the air "Cease, ruler of the day" was never given in this opera: the latter was adapted for the final chorus of <i>Theodora</i>. The work was a total failure and caused Handel to suspend his season. <i>Hercules</i> obtained three further hearings, two in 1749 and one in 1752, for which the role of Lichas was eliminated, and much of the other music was also cut.<sup id="cite_ref-Dean_1968_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dean_1968-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Hercules</i> was originally performed in the theatre as an oratorio without stage action. It is argued that this contributed to its later neglect as it did not make the transition into the church and the concert hall successfully. When fully staged it was reappraised and acclaimed by <a href="/wiki/Romain_Rolland" title="Romain Rolland">Romain Rolland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Pruni%C3%A8res" title="Henry Prunières">Henry Prunières</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Henry_Lang" title="Paul Henry Lang">Paul Henry Lang</a> and others as one of the supreme masterpieces of its age.<sup id="cite_ref-Dean_1968_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dean_1968-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first modern performance was in <a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCnster" title="Münster">Münster</a> in 1925. <i>Hercules</i> is sometimes given a full opera staging, for example, in a <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sellars" title="Peter Sellars">Peter Sellars</a> production at the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Lyric_Opera" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Lyric Opera">Chicago Lyric Opera</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roles">Roles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anastasia_Robinson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Anastasia_Robinson.jpg/220px-Anastasia_Robinson.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Anastasia_Robinson.jpg/330px-Anastasia_Robinson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Anastasia_Robinson.jpg/440px-Anastasia_Robinson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="648" /></a><figcaption>Anastasia Robinson, c. 1727, who created the role of Dejanira</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Roles, voice types, and premiere cast</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Role </th> <th>Voice type </th> <th>Premiere cast<br />5 January 1745 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Hercules </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bass_(voice_type)" title="Bass (voice type)">bass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Reinhold" title="Henry Reinhold">Thomas Reinhold</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dejanira, <i>wife of Hercules</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mezzo-soprano" title="Mezzo-soprano">mezzo-soprano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anastasia_Robinson" title="Anastasia Robinson">Anastasia Robinson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iole, <i>daughter of the King of Oechalia</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soprano" title="Soprano">soprano</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Duparc" class="mw-redirect" title="Elisabeth Duparc">Elisabeth Duparc</a>, called "<a href="/wiki/La_Francesina" class="mw-redirect" title="La Francesina">La Francesina</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hyllus, <i>son of Hercules</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenor" title="Tenor">tenor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Beard_(tenor)" title="John Beard (tenor)">John Beard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lichas, <i>a herald</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Contralto" title="Contralto">contralto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susannah_Maria_Cibber" title="Susannah Maria Cibber">Susanna Maria Cibber</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Précis: When the great hero <a href="/wiki/Hercules" title="Hercules">Hercules</a> returns to his wife <a href="/wiki/Deianira" title="Deianira">Dejanira</a> after a long absence, bringing with him as a captive the beautiful Princess <a href="/wiki/Iole" title="Iole">Iole</a>, Dejanira becomes consumed with jealousy. In a misguided attempt to secure her husband's fidelity, she inadvertently causes his death and goes mad. </p><p>Scene: Greece, in legendary antiquity </p><p>Years before the action of the piece, Hercules killed the <a href="/wiki/Centaur" title="Centaur">centaur</a> <a href="/wiki/Nessus_(mythology)" title="Nessus (mythology)">Nessus</a> as he tried to rape Hercules' wife Dejanira. As he died, Nessus gave Dejanira a cloak soaked with his blood, telling her she should give it to Hercules if she ever doubted his fidelity because if Hercules donned the cloak he would never look at another woman again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Act_I">Act I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Act I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>A royal apartment</i> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:London_Kings_Theatre_Haymarket.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/London_Kings_Theatre_Haymarket.jpg/220px-London_Kings_Theatre_Haymarket.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/London_Kings_Theatre_Haymarket.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="277" /></a><figcaption>The King's Theatre in the Haymarket, where <i>Hercules</i> was first performed</figcaption></figure> <p>Lichas, a royal herald, notices the inconsolable grief of Dejanira, (Accompanied <a href="/wiki/Recitative" title="Recitative">recitative</a>: <i>See, with what sad dejection in her looks</i>) and sympathises (Air: <i>No longer, fate, relentless frown</i>). Dejanira is convinced that her husband, Hercules, has been killed whilst on a military expedition that has kept him apart from her for more than a year (Accompanied recitative:<i>O, Hercules, why art thou absent from me?</i> and Air: <i>The world, when day's career is run</i>). Hyllus, son of Dejanira and Hercules, enters and reports that an oracle has been consulted and indicated that the hero is dead and the summits of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Oeta" title="Mount Oeta">Mount Oeta</a> are ablaze with fire (Arioso:<i>I feel, I feel the god, he swells my breast</i>). The prophecy confirms Dejanira's fears and she longs to join her husband in death (Air:<i>There in myrtle shades reclin'd</i>); however Hyllus refuses to give up hope and vows to search for his father to the ends of the earth.(Air:<i> Where congeal'd the northern streams</i>) . The chorus comment on the devotion of Hercules' son and wife (Chorus: <i>O filial piety, O gen'rous love!</i>). Lichas arrives and announces that Hercules has returned alive after conquering Oechalia, much to the relief of Dejanira (Air:<i>Begone, my fears</i>). Lichas is glad that despair has so quickly turned to joy (Air:<i>The smiling hours of joyful train</i>) and the chorus reflect that one should never give up hope (Chorus:<i>Let none despair</i>). </p><p><i>A square before the Palace. Iole and Oechalian virgins, led captive</i> </p><p>Among the captives is the princess Iole of legendary beauty. She laments the loss of her freedom (Air:<i>Daughter of gods, bright liberty</i>). Her predicament leaves Hyllus deeply moved. Hercules enters to a march in the orchestra. Despite having ravaged her country and sacrificed her father, Hercules reassures Iole that even though in exile, she may consider herself free. Iole cannot forget her father's death, which she witnessed, and prays that he may rest in peace (Air:<i>My father! Ah, methinks I see</i>). Hercules looks forward to enjoying domestic life after long martial activity (Air: <i>The God of battle quits the bloody field</i>). The chorus celebrate Hercules' glorious accomplishments (Chorus: <i>Crown with festal pomp the day</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Act_II">Act II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Act II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint listen-noimage"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Les_Arts_Florissants_-_Handel%27s_Hercules,_HWV_60_-_Jealousy!_Infernal_pest!_Tyrant_of_the_human_breast.ogg" title="File:Les Arts Florissants - Handel's Hercules, HWV 60 - Jealousy! 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Tyrant of the human breast" (HWV 60)</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="189" data-mwtitle="Les_Arts_Florissants_-_Handel's_Hercules,_HWV_60_-_Jealousy!_Infernal_pest!_Tyrant_of_the_human_breast.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Les_Arts_Florissants_-_Handel%27s_Hercules%2C_HWV_60_-_Jealousy%21_Infernal_pest%21_Tyrant_of_the_human_breast.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8d/Les_Arts_Florissants_-_Handel%27s_Hercules%2C_HWV_60_-_Jealousy%21_Infernal_pest%21_Tyrant_of_the_human_breast.ogg/Les_Arts_Florissants_-_Handel%27s_Hercules%2C_HWV_60_-_Jealousy%21_Infernal_pest%21_Tyrant_of_the_human_breast.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Section performed by <a href="/wiki/Les_Arts_Florissants_(ensemble)" title="Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)">Les Arts Florissants</a></div></div></div></div> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Deianera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Deianera.jpg/220px-Deianera.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Deianera.jpg/330px-Deianera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Deianera.jpg/440px-Deianera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="644" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><i>Deianira</i> by <a href="/wiki/Evelyn_De_Morgan" title="Evelyn De Morgan">Evelyn De Morgan</a></figcaption></figure> <p><i>An apartment</i> </p><p>Iole desires a simple form of happiness far removed from the machinations of power (Air: <i>How blest the maid</i>). Meanwhile, Dejanira, convinced that Hercules has been unfaithful to her, believes Iole's beauty proves his betrayal (Air: <i>When beauty sorrow's livery wears</i>), even though her suspicions are resolutely refuted by Iole (Air: <i>Ah, think what ills the jealous prove!</i>). Lichas observes how Dejanira's jealousy increases (Air: <i>As stars, that rise and disappear</i>). The chorus reflect on the corrosive effects of jealousy (Chorus: <i>Jealousy! Infernal pest</i>). Hyllus, having declared his love to the captive princess, is rejected by her (Air: <i>Banish love from thy breast</i>), which distresses him (Air: <i>From celestial seats descending</i>). The chorus reflect on the power of love (Chorus:<i>Wanton god of am'rous fires</i>). </p><p><i>Another apartment</i> </p><p>Dejanira accuses her husband of tainting his reputation, an accusation he rejects (Air: <i>Alcides' name in latest story</i>). She insists he has disgraced himself by becoming besotted with Iole (Air: <i>Resign thy club and lion's spoils</i>). Hercules advises his wife to put aside these unjust suspicions, but Dejanira is consumed with jealousy (Air: <i>Cease, ruler of the day, to rise</i>). When Hercules is summoned to celebrate the rites of his victory, Dejanira gives Lichas a garment for her husband as a token of reconciliation. Lichas is pleased by this apparent sign of marital harmony (Air: <i>Constant lovers, never roving</i>). The blood-soaked cloak, entrusted to her by the centaur Nessus as he lay dying, appears to possess the power to lead a heart back to faithfulness. Meanwhile, Dejanira takes great pains to convince Iole that she regrets her accusations (Duet: <i>Joys of freedom, joys of pow'r</i>). The chorus hope that the marriage of Hercules and Dejanira will be a happy one once more (Chorus: <i>Love and Hymen, hand in hand</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Act_III">Act III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Act III"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules,_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules%2C_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg/220px-Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules%2C_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules%2C_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg/330px-Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules%2C_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules%2C_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg/440px-Muerte_de_H%C3%A9rcules%2C_por_Zurbar%C3%A1n.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3051" data-file-height="2483" /></a><figcaption><i>Death of Hercules</i> (painting by <a href="/wiki/Francisco_de_Zurbar%C3%A1n" title="Francisco de Zurbarán">Francisco de Zurbarán</a>, 1634, Museo del Prado)</figcaption></figure> <p>Lichas recounts how Hercules received Dejanira's gift and how the cloak was impregnated with a deadly poison which burnt and melted the flesh from his bones (Air: <i>O scene of unexampl'd woe</i>). The chorus lament the terrible news (Chorus: <i>Tyrants now no more shall dread</i>). </p><p><i>The Temple of Jupiter</i> </p><p>As his son watches, Hercules dies in appalling suffering and cursing Dejanira's vengeance (Accompanied recitative: <i>O Jove, what land is this</i>). His last wish, that he be carried to the summit of Mount Oeta and set upon a funeral pyre, clarifies the oracle pronouncement in the first act. Hyllus hopes his father's ignominious death will not be widely known (Air: <i>Let not fame the tidings spread</i>). </p><p><i>The Palace</i> </p><p>Dejanira, hearing of Hercules' agonising end, realises she should not have trusted the dying words of Nessus. Discovering that she has been the instrument of her beloved husband's death, she sinks into madness. (Accompanied recitative: <i>Where shall I fly? Where hide this guilty head?</i>) Such misfortune arouses the pity of Iole (Air: <i>My breast with tender pity swells</i>). A priest of Jupiter announces that Hercules has been lifted up to Olympus to join the gods there for all eternity. Hyllus pays tribute to his father's ascension to heaven (Air:<i>He, who for Atlas propp'd the sky</i>). Jove ordains the marriage of Hyllus and Iole, a decree that is received with joy by Hyllus and obedience by Iole (Duet: <i>O prince, whose virtues all admire</i>). The chorus praise the king of the gods (Chorus: <i>To him your grateful notes of praise belong</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-HandelHendrix_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HandelHendrix-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Canada_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canada-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_features">Musical features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Musical features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mad scene for Dejanira "Where shall I fly?" is one of the highlights of the score. It contains many changes of tempo and mood, following the character's panic and despair. The chorus comment on the action after the manner of the choruses in Greek tragedy, with varied and inventive music.<sup id="cite_ref-Faber_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Faber-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the choruses contain massive <a href="/wiki/Fugues" class="mw-redirect" title="Fugues">fugues</a>, others are "jolly" tunes.<sup id="cite_ref-Dover_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dover-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The work makes extensive use of musical <a href="/wiki/Chromaticism" title="Chromaticism">chromaticism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dover_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dover-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For musicologist <a href="/wiki/Paul_Henry_Lang" title="Paul Henry Lang">Paul Henry Lang</a>, the excellence of the libretto, the masterly characterisation through music, and Handel's superlative musical invention make <i>Hercules</i> "the crowning glory of <a href="/wiki/Baroque" title="Baroque">Baroque</a> music drama".<sup id="cite_ref-Dover_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dover-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recordings">Recordings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Audio_recordings">Audio recordings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Audio recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><span class="sr-only"><i>Hercules</i> discography, audio recordings</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Cast<br />Hercules,<br />Dejanira,<br />Iole,<br />Hyllus,<br />Lichas </th> <th>Conductor,<br />orchestra,<br />chorus </th> <th>Label </th></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Quilico" title="Louis Quilico">Louis Quilico</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Forrester" title="Maureen Forrester">Maureen Forrester</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Stich-Randall" title="Teresa Stich-Randall">Teresa Stich-Randall</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Young_(tenor)" title="Alexander Young (tenor)">Alexander Young</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norma_Lerer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norma Lerer (page does not exist)">Norma Lerer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Priestman" title="Brian Priestman">Brian Priestman</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Vienna_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra">Wiener Rundfunk Orchester</a>,<br />Wiener Akademie Chor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA" title="RCA">RCA</a> LP Cat:SER 5569-71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tomlinson_(bass)" title="John Tomlinson (bass)">John Tomlinson</a> ,<br /><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Walker_(mezzo-soprano)" title="Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)">Sarah Walker</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Smith_(soprano)" title="Jennifer Smith (soprano)">Jennifer Smith</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rolfe-Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Rolfe-Johnson">Anthony Rolfe-Johnson</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catherine_Denley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Catherine Denley (page does not exist)">Catherine Denley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Eliot_Gardiner" title="John Eliot Gardiner">John Eliot Gardiner</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/English_Baroque_Soloists" title="English Baroque Soloists">English Baroque Soloists</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Monteverdi_Choir" title="Monteverdi Choir">Monteverdi Choir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Archiv" class="mw-redirect" title="Archiv">Archiv</a> CD Cat:2742 004 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gidon_Saks" title="Gidon Saks">Gidon Saks</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Anne_Sofie_von_Otter" title="Anne Sofie von Otter">Anne Sofie von Otter</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Lynne_Dawson" title="Lynne Dawson">Lynne Dawson</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Croft_(tenor)" title="Richard Croft (tenor)">Richard Croft</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/David_Daniels_(countertenor)" title="David Daniels (countertenor)">David Daniels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marc_Minkowski" title="Marc Minkowski">Marc Minkowski</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Les_Musiciens_du_Louvre" title="Les Musiciens du Louvre">Les Musiciens du Louvre</a>,<br />Les Musiciens du Louvre </td> <td>Archiv CD Cat:469 532-2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Kooy" title="Peter Kooy">Peter Kooij</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nicola_Wemyss&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nicola Wemyss (page does not exist)">Nicola Wemyss</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Gerlinde_S%C3%A4mann" title="Gerlinde Sämann">Gerlinde Sämann</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Knut_Schoch" title="Knut Schoch">Knut Schoch</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Franz_Vitzthum" title="Franz Vitzthum">Franz Vitzthum</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joachim_Carlos_Martini" title="Joachim Carlos Martini">Joachim Carlos Martini</a>,<br />Barock-orchester Frankfurt,<br /><a href="/wiki/Junge_Kantorei" title="Junge Kantorei">Junge Kantorei</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naxos_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Naxos Records">Naxos</a> CD Cat:8.557960-62 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_recording">Video recording</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Video recording"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><span class="sr-only"><i>Hercules</i> discography, video recordings</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Cast<br />Hercules,<br />Dejanira,<br />Iole,<br />Hyllus,<br />Lichas </th> <th>Stage Director,<br />Conductor,<br />orchestra,<br />chorus </th> <th>Label </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Shimell" title="William Shimell">William Shimell</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Joyce_DiDonato" title="Joyce DiDonato">Joyce DiDonato</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingela_Bohlin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingela Bohlin (page does not exist)">Ingela Bohlin</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Toby_Spence" title="Toby Spence">Toby Spence</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Malena_Ernman" title="Malena Ernman">Malena Ernman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luc_Bondy" title="Luc Bondy">Luc Bondy</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/William_Christie_(musician)" title="William Christie (musician)">William Christie</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Les_Arts_Florissants_(ensemble)" title="Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)">Les Arts Florissants</a>,<br />Les Arts Florissants </td> <td>Naxos DVD Cat: BAC513 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Courier Dover Publications. pp. 421–9. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780486292274" title="Special:BookSources/9780486292274"><bdi>9780486292274</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 September</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Opera+Company&rft.atitle=Hercules+Study+Guide&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.coc.ca%2Fstudyguides%2FHercules_StudyGuide_1314_v3.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHercules+%28Handel%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Faber-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Faber_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBlakeman2009" class="citation book cs1">Blakeman, Edward (2009). <i>The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel</i>. Faber & Faber. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0571238316" title="Special:BookSources/978-0571238316"><bdi>978-0571238316</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Faber+Pocket+Guide+to+Handel&rft.pub=Faber+%26+Faber&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0571238316&rft.aulast=Blakeman&rft.aufirst=Edward&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHercules+%28Handel%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dover-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dover_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dover_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dover_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLang2011" class="citation book cs1">Lang, Paul Henry (2011). <i>George Frederic Handel, revised edition 2011</i>. Dover. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0486292274" title="Special:BookSources/978-0486292274"><bdi>978-0486292274</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=George+Frederic+Handel%2C+revised+edition+2011&rft.pub=Dover&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0486292274&rft.aulast=Lang&rft.aufirst=Paul+Henry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHercules+%28Handel%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Hercules</i> by Stanley Sadie, in 'The <a href="/wiki/New_Grove_Dictionary_of_Opera" class="mw-redirect" title="New Grove Dictionary of Opera">New Grove Dictionary of Opera</a>', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-333-73432-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-333-73432-7">0-333-73432-7</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hercules_(Handel)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://imslp.org/wiki/Hercules,_HWV_60_%28Handel,_George_Frideric%29">Complete Score</a> of <i>Hercules</i> in English and German in PDF format on IMSLP.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20121217211706/http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~db/0001/bsb00016729/images/">Score</a> of <i>Hercules</i> (ed. <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Chrysander" title="Friedrich Chrysander">Friedrich Chrysander</a>, Leipzig 1859) (in English and German)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/hercules.htm">Libretto of "Hercules"</a> hosted by <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output 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title="Almira">Almira</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_(opera)" title="Rodrigo (opera)">Rodrigo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agrippina_(opera)" title="Agrippina (opera)">Agrippina</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rinaldo_(opera)" title="Rinaldo (opera)">Rinaldo</a></i> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Rinaldo_discography" title="Rinaldo discography"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/CD_icon.svg/10px-CD_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/CD_icon.svg/15px-CD_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/CD_icon.svg/20px-CD_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192" /></a></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Il_pastor_fido_(Handel)" title="Il pastor fido (Handel)">Il pastor fido</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Teseo" title="Teseo">Teseo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Silla_(opera)" class="mw-redirect" title="Silla (opera)">Silla</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amadigi_di_Gaula" title="Amadigi di Gaula">Amadigi di Gaula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Acis_and_Galatea_(Handel)" title="Acis and Galatea (Handel)">Acis and Galatea</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Radamisto_(Handel)" title="Radamisto (Handel)">Radamisto</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muzio_Scevola" title="Muzio Scevola">Muzio Scevola</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Floridante" title="Floridante">Floridante</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ottone" title="Ottone">Ottone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flavio" title="Flavio">Flavio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giulio_Cesare" title="Giulio Cesare">Giulio Cesare</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tamerlano" title="Tamerlano">Tamerlano</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rodelinda_(opera)" title="Rodelinda (opera)">Rodelinda</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scipione" title="Scipione">Scipione</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alessandro_(opera)" title="Alessandro (opera)">Alessandro</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Admeto" title="Admeto">Admeto</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Riccardo_Primo" title="Riccardo Primo">Riccardo Primo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siroe" title="Siroe">Siroe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tolomeo" title="Tolomeo">Tolomeo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lotario_(Handel)" title="Lotario (Handel)">Lotario (Handel)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Partenope" title="Partenope">Partenope</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Poro_(opera)" title="Poro (opera)">Poro</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ezio_(Handel)" title="Ezio (Handel)">Ezio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sosarme" title="Sosarme">Sosarme</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catone_(Handel)" title="Catone (Handel)">Catone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_(opera)" title="Orlando (opera)">Orlando</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arianna_in_Creta" title="Arianna in Creta">Arianna in Creta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Parnasso_in_festa" title="Parnasso in festa">Parnasso in festa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oreste" title="Oreste">Oreste</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ariodante" title="Ariodante">Ariodante</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alcina" title="Alcina">Alcina</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atalanta_(opera)" title="Atalanta (opera)">Atalanta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arminio" title="Arminio">Arminio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giustino_(Handel)" title="Giustino (Handel)">Giustino</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Berenice_(opera)" title="Berenice (opera)">Berenice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Faramondo" title="Faramondo">Faramondo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alessandro_Severo" title="Alessandro Severo">Alessandro Severo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Serse" title="Serse">Serse</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giove_in_Argo" title="Giove in Argo">Giove in Argo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Imeneo" title="Imeneo">Imeneo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deidamia_(opera)" title="Deidamia (opera)">Deidamia</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Opera excerpts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Lascia_ch%27io_pianga" title="Lascia ch'io pianga">Lascia ch'io pianga</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ombra_mai_fu" title="Ombra mai fu">Ombra mai fu</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Svegliatevi_nel_core" title="Svegliatevi nel core">Svegliatevi nel core</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Va_tacito_e_nascosto" title="Va tacito e nascosto">Va tacito e nascosto</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Incidental music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Alchemist_(Handel)" title="The Alchemist (Handel)">The Alchemist</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Comus_(Handel)" title="Comus (Handel)">Comus</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alceste_(Handel)" title="Alceste (Handel)">Alceste</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Oratorios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Triumph_of_Time_and_Truth" title="The Triumph of Time and Truth"><i>Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno</i> / <i>Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità</i> / <i>The Triumph of Time and Truth</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_resurrezione" title="La resurrezione">La resurrezione</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brockes_Passion_(Handel)" title="Brockes Passion (Handel)">Brockes Passion</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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III</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Der_Messias" title="Der Messias">Der Messias</a></i> (Mozart arr.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scratch_Messiah" title="Scratch Messiah">Scratch Messiah</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Samson_(Handel)" title="Samson (Handel)">Samson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Semele_(Handel)" title="Semele (Handel)">Semele</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joseph_and_his_Brethren" title="Joseph and his Brethren">Joseph and his Brethren</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hercules</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Belshazzar_(Handel)" title="Belshazzar (Handel)">Belshazzar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Occasional_Oratorio" title="Occasional Oratorio">Occasional Oratorio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Judas_Maccabaeus_(Handel)" title="Judas Maccabaeus (Handel)">Judas Maccabaeus</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joshua_(Handel)" title="Joshua (Handel)">Joshua</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Balus" title="Alexander Balus">Alexander Balus</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Susanna_(Handel)" title="Susanna (Handel)">Susanna</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solomon_(Handel)" title="Solomon (Handel)">Solomon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theodora_(Handel)" title="Theodora (Handel)">Theodora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_of_Hercules_(Handel)" title="The Choice of Hercules (Handel)">The Choice of Hercules</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jephtha_(Handel)" title="Jephtha (Handel)">Jephtha</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Odes and masques</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aci,_Galatea_e_Polifemo" title="Aci, Galatea e Polifemo">Aci, Galatea e Polifemo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ode_for_the_Birthday_of_Queen_Anne" title="Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne">Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander%27s_Feast_(Handel)" title="Alexander's Feast (Handel)">Alexander's Feast</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ode_for_St._Cecilia%27s_Day_(Handel)" title="Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (Handel)">Ode For St. Cecilia's Day</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Cantatas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Agrippina_condotta_a_morire_or_Dunque_sar%C3%A0_pur_vero" title="Agrippina condotta a morire or Dunque sarà pur vero">Agrippina condotta a morire or Dunque sarà pur vero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Allor_ch%27io_dissi_addio" title="Allor ch'io dissi addio">Allor ch'io dissi addio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aure_soavi_e_lieti_(Handel)" title="Aure soavi e lieti (Handel)">Aure soavi e lieti</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Clori,_Tirsi_e_Fileno" title="Clori, Tirsi e Fileno">Clori, Tirsi e Fileno</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dalla_guerra_amorosa" title="Dalla guerra amorosa">Dalla guerra amorosa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Del_bell%27idolo_mio" title="Del bell'idolo mio">Del bell'idolo mio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apollo_e_Dafne_(Handel)" title="Apollo e Dafne (Handel)">Apollo e Dafne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/O_lucenti,_o_sereni_occhi" title="O lucenti, o sereni occhi">O lucenti, o sereni occhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ero_e_Leandro" title="Ero e Leandro">Ero e Leandro</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tra_le_fiamme_(Il_consiglio)" title="Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio)">Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Un%27alma_innamorata" title="Un'alma innamorata">Un'alma innamorata</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Latin church music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dixit_Dominus_(Handel)" title="Dixit Dominus (Handel)">Dixit Dominus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloria_(Handel)" title="Gloria (Handel)">Gloria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisi_Dominus_(Handel)" title="Nisi Dominus (Handel)">Nisi Dominus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salve_Regina_(Handel)" title="Salve Regina (Handel)">Salve Regina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Anthems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/As_Pants_the_Hart_(Handel)" title="As Pants the Hart (Handel)">As Pants the Hart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zadok_the_Priest" title="Zadok the Priest">Zadok the Priest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Funeral_Anthem_for_Queen_Caroline" title="Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline">Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sing_Unto_God_(Handel)" title="Sing Unto God (Handel)">Sing Unto God</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chandos_Anthems" title="Chandos Anthems">Chandos Anthems</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wedding_anthem_for_Princess_Anne" title="Wedding anthem for Princess Anne">Wedding anthem for Princess Anne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Foundling_Hospital_Anthem" title="Foundling Hospital Anthem">Foundling Hospital Anthem</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Canticles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Utrecht_Te_Deum_and_Jubilate" title="Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate">Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dettingen_Te_Deum" title="Dettingen Te Deum">Dettingen Te Deum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Caroline_Te_Deum" title="Queen Caroline Te Deum">Queen Caroline Te Deum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chandos_Jubilate" title="Chandos Jubilate">Chandos Jubilate</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Oboe concertos</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oboe_Concerto_No._3_(Handel)" title="Oboe Concerto No. 3 (Handel)">Oboe Concerto No. 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oboe_Concerto_No._1_(Handel)" title="Oboe Concerto No. 1 (Handel)">Oboe Concerto No. 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oboe_Concerto_No._2_(Handel)" title="Oboe Concerto No. 2 (Handel)">Oboe Concerto No. 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Orchestral suites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Water_Music" title="Water Music">Water Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_for_the_Royal_Fireworks" title="Music for the Royal Fireworks">Music for the Royal Fireworks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Handel_flute_sonatas" title="Handel flute sonatas">Flute</a>, <a href="/wiki/Handel_solo_sonatas_(Walsh)" title="Handel solo sonatas (Walsh)">solo</a> and <a href="/wiki/XV_Handel_solo_sonatas_(Chrysander)" title="XV Handel solo sonatas (Chrysander)">XV solo</a> sonatas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sonata_in_G_major_(HWV_358)" title="Sonata in G major (HWV 358)">358</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fitzwilliam_Sonatas" title="Fitzwilliam Sonatas">Fitzwilliam</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_D_minor_(HWV_359a)" title="Violin sonata in D minor (HWV 359a)">359a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_E_minor_(HWV_359b)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b)">359b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recorder_sonata_in_G_minor_(HWV_360)" title="Recorder sonata in G minor (HWV 360)">360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_A_major_(HWV_361)" title="Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361)">361</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recorder_sonata_in_A_minor_(HWV_362)" title="Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362)">362</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oboe_sonata_in_F_major_(HWV_363a)" title="Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a)">363a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_G_major_(HWV_363b)" title="Flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b)">363b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_G_minor_(HWV_364a)" title="Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a)">364a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_G_minor_(HWV_364a)" title="Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a)">364b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recorder_Sonata_in_C_major,_HWV_365_(Handel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Recorder Sonata in C major, HWV 365 (Handel)">365</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oboe_sonata_in_C_minor_(HWV_366)" title="Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366)">366</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recorder_sonata_in_D_minor_(HWV_367a)" title="Recorder sonata in D minor (HWV 367a)">367a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_B_minor_(HWV_367b)" title="Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 367b)">367b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_G_minor_(HWV_368)" title="Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 368)">368</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recorder_sonata_in_F_major_(HWV_369)" title="Recorder sonata in F major (HWV 369)">369</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_F_major_(HWV_370)" title="Violin sonata in F major (HWV 370)">370</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_D_major_(HWV_371)" title="Violin sonata in D major (HWV 371)">371</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_A_major_(HWV_372)" title="Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372)">372</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violin_sonata_in_E_major_(HWV_373)" title="Violin sonata in E major (HWV 373)">373</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_A_minor_(HWV_374)" title="Flute sonata in A minor (HWV 374)">374</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_E_minor_(HWV_375)" title="Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375)">375</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_B_minor_(HWV_376)" title="Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 376)">376</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_D_major_(HWV_378)" title="Flute sonata in D major (HWV 378)">378</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_E_minor_(HWV_379)" title="Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379)">379</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Opus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organ_concertos,_Op._4_(Handel)" title="Organ concertos, Op. 4 (Handel)">Organ concertos, Op. 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organ_concertos,_Op._7_(Handel)" title="Organ concertos, Op. 7 (Handel)">Organ concertos, Op. 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concerti_grossi,_Op._3_(Handel)" title="Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (Handel)">Concerti grossi, Op. 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concerti_grossi,_Op._6_(Handel)" title="Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Handel)">Concerti grossi, Op. 6</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Germanico_(Handel)" title="Germanico (Handel)">Germanico</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nabal_(Handel)" title="Nabal (Handel)">Nabal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gideon_(Handel)" title="Gideon (Handel)">Gideon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Harmonious_Blacksmith" title="The Harmonious Blacksmith">The Harmonious Blacksmith</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keyboard_suite_in_D_minor_(HWV_437)" title="Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)">Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;">Catalogs and collections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Reference_Database" title="Handel Reference Database">Handel Reference Database</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4ndel-Werke-Verzeichnis" title="Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis">Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4ndel-Gesellschaft" title="Händel-Gesellschaft">Händel-Gesellschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallische_H%C3%A4ndel-Ausgabe" title="Hallische Händel-Ausgabe">Hallische Händel-Ausgabe</a></li></ul> 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heracles_Papyrus" title="Heracles Papyrus">Heracles Papyrus</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shield_of_Heracles" title="Shield of Heracles">Shield of Heracles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Women" title="Catalogue of Women">Catalogue of Women</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/L%27Atl%C3%A0ntida" title="L'Atlàntida">L'Atlàntida</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Herakles_(Euripides)" title="Herakles (Euripides)">Herakles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Trachis" title="Women of Trachis">Women of Trachis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(Seneca)" title="Hercules (Seneca)">Hercules Furens</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Oetaeus" title="Hercules Oetaeus">Hercules Oetaeus</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Labours_of_Hercules" title="The Labours of Hercules">The Labours of Hercules</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Wagoner" title="Hercules and the Wagoner">Hercules and the Wagoner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Art</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_lion_of_Nemea_(Louvre_Museum,_L_31_MN_B909)" title="Hercules and the lion of Nemea (Louvre Museum, L 31 MN B909)">Hercules and the lion of Nemea</a></i> (5th century BCE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_of_the_Forum_Boarium" title="Hercules of the Forum Boarium">Hercules of the Forum Boarium</a></i> (2nd century BCE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Heracles" title="Lansdowne Heracles">Lansdowne Heracles</a></i> (c. 125)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Hercules,_Dura-Europos" title="Statue of Hercules, Dura-Europos">Statue of Hercules, Dura-Europos</a> (c. 150–256)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Farnese_Hercules" title="Farnese Hercules">Farnese Hercules</a></i> (216)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_slaying_Antaeus" class="mw-redirect" title="Hercules slaying Antaeus">Hercules slaying Antaeus</a></i> (c. 1460)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Deianira" title="Hercules and Deianira">Hercules and Deianira</a></i> (c. 1470)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Hydra_(Pollaiolo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hercules and the Hydra (Pollaiolo)">Hercules and the Hydra</a></i> (c. 1475)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Killing_the_Stymphalian_Birds" title="Hercules Killing the Stymphalian Birds">Hercules Killing the Stymphalian Birds</a></i> (1500)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Antaeus" title="Hercules and Antaeus">Hercules and Antaeus</a></i> (c. 1500–1510)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_of_Hercules_(Beccafumi)" title="The Choice of Hercules (Beccafumi)">The Choice of Hercules</a></i> (c. 1520–1525)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Antaeus_(Hans_Baldung)" title="Hercules and Antaeus (Hans Baldung)">Hercules and Antaeus</a></i> (1531)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Cacus" title="Hercules and Cacus">Hercules and Cacus</a></i> (1534)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Origin_of_the_Milky_Way" title="The Origin of the Milky Way">The Origin of the Milky Way</a></i> (1575–1580)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_of_Hercules_(Carracci)" title="The Choice of Hercules (Carracci)">The Choice of Hercules</a></i> (1596)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Omphale_(Rubens)" title="Hercules and Omphale (Rubens)">Hercules and Omphale</a></i> (1603)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Fighting_the_Nemean_Lion_(Zurbar%C3%A1n)" title="Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (Zurbarán)">Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion</a></i> (1634)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Hydra_(Zurbar%C3%A1n)" title="Hercules and the Hydra (Zurbarán)">Hercules and the Hydra</a></i> (1634)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Separates_Mounts_Calpe_and_Abylla" title="Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla">Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla</a></i> (1634)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Death_of_Hercules" title="The Death of Hercules">The Death of Hercules</a></i> (1634)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules%27s_Dog_Discovers_Purple_Dye" title="Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye">Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye</a></i> (1636)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Origin_of_the_Milky_Way_(Rubens)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Origin of the Milky Way (Rubens)">The Origin of the Milky Way</a></i> (1637)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_the_Garden_of_the_Hesperides" title="Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides">Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides</a></i> (1638)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Landscape_with_Hercules_and_Cacus" title="Landscape with Hercules and Cacus">Landscape with Hercules and Cacus</a></i> (c. 1660)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Omphale_(Boucher)" title="Hercules and Omphale (Boucher)">Hercules and Omphale</a></i> (1732–1734)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertas_Americana" title="Libertas Americana">Libertas Americana</a> (1783)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sanctuary_of_Hercules_(B%C3%B6cklin)" title="The Sanctuary of Hercules (Böcklin)">The Sanctuary of Hercules</a></i> (1884)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_the_Archer" title="Hercules the Archer">Hercules the Archer</a></i> (1909)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Achelous_and_Hercules" title="Achelous and Hercules">Achelous and Hercules</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Twelve_Labors_of_Hercules_(Spafford)" title="The Twelve Labors of Hercules (Spafford)">The Twelve Labors of Hercules</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marian_Maguire" title="Marian Maguire">The Labors of Herakles</a></i> (2006–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Erymanthian_Boar" title="Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar">Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Nemean_Lion_(Klein)" title="Hercules and the Nemean Lion (Klein)">Hercules and the Nemean Lion</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Opera</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ercole_amante" title="Ercole amante">Ercole amante</a></i> (1662)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alcide_(opera)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alcide (opera)">Alcide</a></i> (1693)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ercole_su%27l_Termodonte" title="Ercole su'l Termodonte">Ercole su'l Termodonte</a></i> (1723)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Admeto" title="Admeto">Admeto</a></i> (1727)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La%C3%9Ft_uns_sorgen,_la%C3%9Ft_uns_wachen,_BWV_213" title="Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213">Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213</a></i> (1733)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hercules</a></i> (1744)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Le_nozze_d%27Ercole_e_d%27Ebe" title="Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe">Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe</a></i> (1747)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Choice_of_Hercules_(Handel)" title="The Choice of Hercules (Handel)">The Choice of Hercules</a></i> (1750)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercule_mourant" title="Hercule mourant">Hercule mourant</a></i> (1761)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Le_Rouet_d%27Omphale" title="Le Rouet d'Omphale">Le Rouet d'Omphale</a></i> (1871)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9janire" title="Déjanire">Déjanire</a></i> (1911)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atl%C3%A1ntida_(opera)" title="Atlántida (opera)">Atlántida</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_vs._Vampires" title="Hercules vs. Vampires">Hercules vs. Vampires</a></i> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_Hercules" title="List of films featuring Hercules">Films</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Italian series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(1958_film)" title="Hercules (1958 film)">Hercules</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Unchained" title="Hercules Unchained">Hercules Unchained</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Goliath_and_the_Dragon" title="Goliath and the Dragon">Goliath and the Dragon</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Loves_of_Hercules" title="The Loves of Hercules">The Loves of Hercules</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Conquest_of_Atlantis" title="Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis">Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_the_Haunted_World" title="Hercules in the Haunted World">Hercules in the Haunted World</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_the_Valley_of_Woe" title="Hercules in the Valley of Woe">Hercules in the Valley of Woe</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fury_of_Hercules" title="The Fury of Hercules">The Fury of Hercules</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules,_Samson_and_Ulysses" title="Hercules, Samson and Ulysses">Hercules, Samson and Ulysses</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_vs._Moloch" title="Hercules vs. Moloch">Hercules vs. Moloch</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_the_Invincible" title="Hercules the Invincible">Hercules the Invincible</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Against_Rome" title="Hercules Against Rome">Hercules Against Rome</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Against_the_Sons_of_the_Sun" title="Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun">Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Triumph_of_Hercules" title="The Triumph of Hercules">The Triumph of Hercules</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Samson_and_His_Mighty_Challenge" title="Samson and His Mighty Challenge">Samson and His Mighty Challenge</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Tyrants_of_Babylon" title="Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon">Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Princess_of_Troy" title="Hercules and the Princess of Troy">Hercules and the Princess of Troy</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_the_Avenger" title="Hercules the Avenger">Hercules the Avenger</a></i> (1965)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other European<br />live-action</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Herakles_(film)" title="Herakles (film)">Herakles</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Against_the_Moon_Men" title="Hercules Against the Moon Men">Hercules Against the Moon Men</a></i> (1964)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American films<br />live-action</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Warrior%27s_Husband" title="The Warrior's Husband">The Warrior's Husband</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Stooges_Meet_Hercules" title="The Three Stooges Meet Hercules">The Three Stooges Meet Hercules</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jason_and_the_Argonauts_(1963_film)" title="Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)">Jason and the Argonauts</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_New_York" title="Hercules in New York">Hercules in New York</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(1983_film)" title="Hercules (1983 film)">Hercules</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Hercules" title="The Adventures of Hercules">The Adventures of Hercules</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jason_and_the_Argonauts_(miniseries)" title="Jason and the Argonauts (miniseries)">Jason and the Argonauts</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Immortals_(2011_film)" title="Immortals (2011 film)">Immortals</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Hercules" title="The Legend of Hercules">The Legend of Hercules</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(2014_film)" title="Hercules (2014 film)">Hercules</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animated films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(1995_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hercules (1995 film)">Hercules</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(1997_film)" title="Hercules (1997 film)">Hercules</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules:_Zero_to_Hero" title="Hercules: Zero to Hero">Hercules: Zero to Hero</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Xena_%E2%80%93_The_Animated_Movie:_The_Battle_for_Mount_Olympus" title="Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus">Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mighty_Hercules" title="The Mighty Hercules">The Mighty Hercules</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sons_of_Hercules" title="The Sons of Hercules">The Sons of Hercules</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mole_Men_Against_the_Son_of_Hercules" title="Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules">Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fire_Monsters_Against_the_Son_of_Hercules" title="Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules">Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ulysses_Against_the_Son_of_Hercules" title="Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules">Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules</a></i> (1962)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys" title="Hercules: The Legendary Journeys">Hercules: The Legendary Journeys</a></i> (1995) <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Amazon_Women" title="Hercules and the Amazon Women">Hercules and the Amazon Women</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Lost_Kingdom" title="Hercules and the Lost Kingdom">Hercules and the Lost Kingdom</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Circle_of_Fire" title="Hercules and the Circle of Fire">Hercules and the Circle of Fire</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_the_Underworld" title="Hercules in the Underworld">Hercules in the Underworld</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_the_Maze_of_the_Minotaur" title="Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur">Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur</a></i> (1994)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(1998_TV_series)" title="Hercules (1998 TV series)">Hercules: The Animated Series</a></i> (1998) <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_the_Arabian_Night" class="mw-redirect" title="Hercules and the Arabian Night">Hercules and the Arabian Night</a>" (1999)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Hercules" title="Young Hercules">Young Hercules</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(miniseries)" title="Hercules (miniseries)">Hercules</a></i> (2005 miniseries)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantis_(TV_series)" title="Atlantis (TV series)">Atlantis</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(comics)" title="Hercules (comics)">Comics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Hercules (Marvel Comics)">Hercules (Marvel Comics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(DC_Comics)" title="Hercules (DC Comics)">Hercules (DC Comics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(Radical_Comics)" title="Hercules (Radical Comics)">Hercules (Radical Comics)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Heracles" title="The Return of Heracles">The Return of Heracles</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(1984_video_game)" title="Hercules (1984 video game)">Hercules</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_Hercules_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney's Hercules (video game)">Disney's Hercules</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Herc%27s_Adventures" title="Herc's Adventures">Herc's Adventures</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys#Video_game" title="Hercules: The Legendary Journeys">Hercules: The Legendary Journeys</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heracles_Chariot_Racing" title="Heracles Chariot Racing">Heracles Chariot Racing</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Glory_of_Heracles_(video_game)" title="Glory of Heracles (video game)">Glory of Heracles</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_in_popular_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Hercules in popular culture">Hercules in popular culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(franchise)" title="Hercules (franchise)">Hercules (franchise)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_(musical)" title="Hercules (musical)">Hercules</a></i> (2019 musical)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillars_of_Hercules" title="Pillars of Hercules">Pillars of Hercules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maczuga_Herkulesa" title="Maczuga Herkulesa">Maczuga Herkulesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules%27_Club_(amulet)" title="Hercules' Club (amulet)">Hercules' Club</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xena:_Warrior_Princess" title="Xena: Warrior Princess">Xena: Warrior Princess</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" 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