Belshazzar

About this film

LibriVox recording of Belshazzar by Georg Friedrich Händel; Charles Jennens. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Belshazzar is an English Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel to a libretto by Charles Jennens. It was first performed at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket in London in 1745. The story is taken from the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament and tells the tale of Belshazzar's Feast and "the writing on the wall" which only Daniel can interpret and which foretells the downfall of Belshazzar. (Summary by 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 (27MB)

Directors & creators

Georg Friedrich Händel; Charles Jennens

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;English; Babylon; Handel; libretto; oratorio

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