Esther (Handel)
Oratorio by George Frideric Händel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Esther (HWV 50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto after the Old Testament drama by Jean Racine. The work was originally composed in 1718, but was heavily revised into a full oratorio in 1732.[1]