Alessandro (opera)
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Alessandro is an opera composed by George Frideric Handel in 1726 for the Royal Academy of Music. Paolo Rolli's libretto is based on the story of Ortensio Mauro's La superbia d'Alessandro. This was th
Marble head of Alexander the Great, 2nd-1st century BCE
The King's Theatre, London, where Alessandro had its first performance
Francesca Cuzzoni, who created the role of Lisaura
Faustina Bordoni, who created the role of Rossane
Cleitus the Black
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Cleitus the Black was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC, only to be murdered by him in a drunken quarrel s
Alessandro (opera)
…victories he has won elsewhere, the city's defenders get the best of his army and he is in personal danger when he is rescued by his general Clito (Cleitus the Black), Prince of Macedonia. In Alexander's camp, two princesses, both in love with Alessandro, are much concerned for his safety—Lisaura, a princess of…
Alexander kills Cleitus, André Castaigne, c. 1898–1899
The quarrel between Alexander and Cleitus