George Frideric Handel · 1685–1759 · German-British
| Composed | 1738 |
| Instrumentation | 2[2 rec] 2 0 1 — 2 1 0 0 — hpsd(bc), arciliuto — str[vn I.II.III, va] |
| Duration | 172 minutes |
| Soloists | Serse (sop castrato), Arsamene (mez/countertenor travesti), Amastre (contralto travesti), Romilda (sop), Atalanta (sop), Ariodate (bass), Elviro (bass-bar, comic) |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Core canon — standard repertoire |
| Editions & hire | Public domain — scores at IMSLP ↗ |
| Source | IMSLP work page for Serse, HWV 40 — instrumentation, premiere and cast ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.