and took place most likely after Handel's completion of his first Italian opera, Rodrigo.

The opera was the first part of a double opera, with the second part, Die verwandelte Daphne, intended to be performed on the following evening, with the total title being Florindo and Daphne. Keiser inserted a play in low German, called die lustige Hochzeit, into the opera, afraid that the audience would get tired otherwise. Handel was not pleased, according