亨德尔是哈勒一个剃头匠兼外科医生的儿子,先是在意大利出了名,然后成为汉诺威选帝侯(后来英国的乔治一世)的乐队指挥。他比主人先移民到伦敦,在半个世纪中创作了近五十部歌剧。当歌剧不再受欢迎的时候,亨德尔又以一系列圣经主题的清唱剧重新吸引观众。 Handel, son of a haaler and a surgeon, first became famous in Italy and later became the band conductor of the Elector of Hanover (later George I of England). He immigrated to London earlier than his master, creating nearly fifty operas in half a century. When the opera was no longer popular, Handel reintroduced the audience with a series of biblical oratorials.