Handel News

Sunday, Nov. 15 the Prince George Symphony Orchestra presents a musical matinee performance of glorious music from the Baroque era.

The UNC Opera Theatre Program presents "Serse," an opera by George Friedrich Handel, at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

One of the many great things about the revival in the fortunes of early music has been the more widespread performances of Handel's operas.

Many of Handel's oratorios had a ground-breaking impact. The 1750 premiere of Theodora suffered a genuinely seismic interruption when a series of earth tremors in London sent the cognoscenti scurrying for cover, leaving the composer with a notorious flop on his hands.

ROBERT HUGILL was at English Touring Opera's 'Alcina' When Handel wrote Alcina he was able to take advantage of both a small chorus and a group of dancers , so that the opera includes both choral numbers and a significant amount of dance .

THE biggest celebration of George Frideric Handel's operatic work is coming to Exeter to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's death.

Handel's opera 'Alcina' at the Mermaid Arts Centre recently. Wednesday October 28 2009 MERMAID ARTS Centre in Bray has launched a diverse autumn programme including everything from opera and children's films to comedy, theatre and dance.

TANCREDI It was Polish coloratura Ewa Podles and Boston soprano Amanda Forsythe who ignited this Rossini rarity.

A lusciously lurid reading of Rossini's comedy is irresistible, and Handel scores again Reviewed by Anna Picard Oh, the flaring nostrils! Oh, the quivering lips! Oh, the suave arch of a spit-slicked alpha-male eyebrow in glorious, sweat-beaded close-up! Played and filmed live in a "green screen" television studio, with computer-generated backdrops ...

Get a Handel on classical concerts You can no longer use the excuse of high ticket prices to explain your lack of classical music experience.

Ewa Podles, here at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, finally makes her Boston operatic stage debut this week in Rossini's "Tancredi.'' When Ewa Podles sings, people listen.

A String and Harp Ensemble from the Oahu Civic Orchestra will present a free autumn concert on Saturday, October 31 at noon in the Lobby of the Hawaii State Library.

Tolomeo, Teseo and Flavio, review Tolomeo, Teseo and Flavio, the first batch in English Touring Opera's Handel season, offer surprising delights.

There are certain things I hold sacred among my earthly possessions. Chief among them is my music collection.

A holiday tradition that was threatened with a cancellation has found a new stage.

THE largest Handel opera festival in Europe is coming to Malvern Theatres later this month.

LIKE so many of their peers, Echo & the Bunnymen have followed the trend for mounting concerts dedicated to their most influential and beloved album a ' in their case, Ocean Rain, first released in 1984.

The Handel and Haydn Society opened its 195th season last night in Symphony Hall with a program showcasing the acclaimed countertenor Andreas Scholl.

Temporarily, we'll call it the Handel and Vivaldi Society, since Haydn isn't represented at the two Handel and Haydn's "Viva La Voce!'' concerts.

The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library's free family music program presents soprano Mariko Kanamitsu on Wednesday, Oct.