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Alexander Balus (HWV 65) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The libretto is by Thomas Morell after the biblical book of 1 Maccabees. Fourth in a series of oratorios celebrating the victories of the Royal family over the Jacobite uprisings Alexander Balus was composed in the summer of 1747 and premiered on 23 March 1748 with Caterina Galli singing the title role.