Hercules

Summary

Hercules is a musical work/composition^[1]. Hercules ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hercules's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Hercules's composer is recorded as George Frideric Handel^[4].
• Hercules's librettist is recorded as Thomas Broughton^[5].
• Hercules's based on is recorded as Trachiniae^[6].
• Hercules's based on is recorded as Metamorphoses^[7].
• Hercules's Commons category is recorded as Hercules (Händel)^[8].
• Hercules's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Hercules's catalog code is recorded as HWV 60^[10].
• Hercules was released on 1744^[11].
• Hercules's date of first performance is recorded as January 5, 1745^[12].
• Hercules's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hercules'}^[13].
• Hercules's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[14].
• Hercules's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[15].
• Hercules's form of creative work is recorded as oratorio^[16].

Body

Publication

Hercules was released on 1744^[11]. Hercules's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].

Why It Matters

Hercules ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2] Hercules has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Hercules is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]