Moses Mendes

Moses Mendes, or Mendez, died 1758, was a British poet and playwright. It has been suggested that he wrote the anonymous texts for Handel's dramatic English oratorios "Solomon" and "Susanna".

Moses Mendes was born to a Jewish family in London. He followed his father's choice of career as a stockbroker and became prosperous. Moses Mendes bought an estate in Norfolk and wrote numerous poems and stage pieces, including the libretti for ballad operas including "The Double Disappointment" and "The Chaplet", produced at leading London theatres Covent Garden and Drury Lane in the 1740s. He also wrote the text for the 1750 ballad opera "Robin Hood" with music by Charles Burney. It has recently been suggested that Moses Mendes wrote the unattributed texts for Handel's oratorios "Susanna" and "Solomon", both of which had their first performances in 1749.

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