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Hercules

LibriVox recording of Hercules by Georg Friedrich Händel; Thomas Broughton. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Hercules is an English Oratorio composed by Georg Friedrich Händel to a libretto by the Reverend Thomas Broughton. It was first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 5th of January 1745. It is based on the story of Hercules and Deianira, as it is related by Ovid, in the Ninth Book of his Metamorpheses; and the same subject, as it is treated by Sophocles, in his tragedy The Trachinians. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the Librettist) Cast List Hercules: Algy Pug Deianira: WendyKatzHiller Hyllus: Greg Giordano Iole: ShrimpPhish Lichas: Brian Fullen Priest of Jupiter: Larry Wilson Trachinian: Agnes Robert Behr Chorus/Narration: Alan Mapstone For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (15MB)

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