Librettist unknown; libretto adapted from Pietro Pariati's Teseo in Creta.
The opera premiered in 1734 at the King's Theatre in London. This edition is based primarily on Händel's autograph of the score for the premiere performance.
Includes preface in German with English translation and critical commentary in German.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
Italian words; also printed separately as text with English translation in a facsim. published in London in 1734 (p. xxxvi-xlvii) and in a German translation (p. xlviii-lix); texts of the first version of autumn 1733 and the alterations for autumn 1734 with German and English translations on p. lix-lx.