e/Samson (Handel)

Information
has gloss	eng: Samson (HWV 57) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was based on a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, who based it on Miltons Samson Agonistes, which in turn was based on the figure Samson in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges. Samson is considered one of Handels finest dramatic works.
lexicalization	eng: Samson
instance of	c/Oratorios by George Frideric Handel

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Samson (HWV 57) ist ein Oratorium in drei Akten von Georg Friedrich Händel.
lexicalization	deu: Samson
Serbo-Croatian
has gloss	hbs: Samson se ubraja u najbolja oratorijalna djela Georg Friedrich Händela, pa I između opernih djela. Ima maestrouoznu uvertiru, dok u djelu se nalijeću na vrlo lijepe pasažne solo ili zborne arije. Djelo je pisano po biblijskoj priči o Samsonu, iz Knjige o Sudijama, poglavlje 16. Na premijeri 21.2.1743 u Londonu djelo je imalo velik uspjeh, tako da je sedam puta izvođeno u prvoj sezoni, dakle najviše od svih oratorija u jednoj sezoni. Samson je održao popularnost tokom Hendlovog života, koja nikad nije opala od tada.
lexicalization	hbs: Handel Oratorij Samson

Media
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