Die verwandelte Daphne

Georg Friedrich Händel composed Die Verwandelte Daphne at the request of Reinhard Keiser, the manager of the Oper am Gänsemarkt in 1706. The opera was the second part of a double opera, with the first part, Florindo. Origibally both works were planned for one evening. The libretto, based on the Daphne myth, was by Hinrich Hinsch [de], a lawyer, who also wrote the text for Keiser's first opera in Hamburg, Mahumet II (1696), based on the life of Mehmet II. Hinsch had been writing librettos since 1681. He died in 1712. After completing Daphne, Händel only taught and studied music by colleagues. He prepared his departure to Italy where he planned to study further; he copied Keiser's opera Octavia and took it along on his journey. Daphne was first performed at the Theater am Gänsemarkt in January 1708. It was probably directed from the harpsichord by Christoph Graupner. Only fragments of the score survive, but a copy of the libretto exists in the Library of Congress.

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