An opera in three acts
Libretto by Matteo Noris
(sung in Italian)
Act 1
(A second performance, from the studio, of the programme broadcast on Monday evening)
Sosarme is the second of four examples of Handel's dramatic works, selected by Anthony Lewis. Semele, the third in the series, will be broadcast on February 28 and March 3; and Jephlha, the last, on March 14 and 15.