Libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capeche 1652-1728 court poet of Queen Maria Casimira of Poland who lived in exile in Rome. The events between and during Good Friday and Easter Sunday are described in detail.
The oratorio was first performed on Easter Sunday 8 April 1708 in Rome with the support of the Marquis Francesco Ruspoli Handel`s patron at the time.
The characters of the liturgical drama that appear in the oratorio are Lucifer bass Mary Magdalene soprano an angel soprano John the Evangelist tenor Mary Cleophas alto.

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