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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hercules's Choice of Pleasure or Virtue, and The Occasional Oratorio |
| Date | 14 Mar 1753 |
| First Performance Date | 14 Mar 1753 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA99 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Hercules is tempted by pleasure and must choose between that and virtue. |
| Theme | Greco-Roman Society Myths, Legends, Folk Tales & Fairy Tales |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Composer | Handel, George Frederic |
| Genre | Oratorio |
| Keywords | chorus aria myth Greek myth deity virtue pleasure recitative |
| Additional Information | Produced as 'The Choice of Hercules'. The manuscript contains fragments, only, of the two oratorios; last page signed, George Frederick Handel. |
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