George Frideric Handel · 1685–1759 · German-British
| Composed | 1738 |
| Instrumentation | Confirmed. A sourced chair count is held for this work — the scoring is part of the engine, not the public page. Sign in to see it → |
| Duration | 172 minutes |
| Soloists | Serse (sop castrato), Arsamene (mez/countertenor travesti), Amastre (contralto travesti), Romilda (sop), Atalanta (sop), Ariodate (bass), Elviro (bass-bar, comic) |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Core canon — standard repertoire |
| Editions & hire | Public domain — scores at IMSLP ↗ |
| Source | IMSLP work page for Serse, HWV 40 — instrumentation, premiere and cast ↗ |