In this Handel News article from October 2016 Dr Graham Pont introduces an early Handel supporter: The pianist and composer Charles Kensington Salaman.
Continue reading “Early Handelians I: Charles Kensington Salaman (1814-1901)”Handel Oratorios in the Bush Capital
In this Handel News article from October 2016 Paul Thom talks about Handel Oratorio performances in Camberra.
Continue reading “Handel Oratorios in the Bush Capital”Handel and Metastasio: the Bizarre Couple
In this Handel News article from October 2016 Flavio Ferri-Benedetti examines the relationship between Handel and Pietro Metastasio, the best-rated librettist of his time.
Continue reading “Handel and Metastasio: the Bizarre Couple”Handel Down Under III: the Last 35 Years
In this Handel News article from October 2016 Sandra Bowdler talks about Handel music performances in Autralia in the previous 35 years.
Continue reading “Handel Down Under III: the Last 35 Years”Handel Under Attack: Competition and Rivalry in the London Opera Seasons 1733-37
In this Handel News article from October 2016 Graham Cummings reports on a study about the rivalry and competition on the operatic scene in London between 1733 and 1737.
Continue reading “Handel Under Attack: Competition and Rivalry in the London Opera Seasons 1733-37”The Cambridge Handel Opera Group: Some Retrospective Reflexions
In this Handel News article from October 2016 Andrew Jones Reflects on some of his work as the Musical Director of the Cambridge Handel Opera Group.
Continue reading “The Cambridge Handel Opera Group: Some Retrospective Reflexions”Reviving CHOG as CHOC
In this Handel News article from October 2016 Julian Perkins, artistic director of the Cambridge Handel Opera Company, describes the change between the Cambridge Handel Opera Group and the Company.
Continue reading “Reviving CHOG as CHOC”A New Ode on the Death of Handel
In this Handel News article from May 2016 Christopher Roberts describes the Ode he wrote on a 1790 poem about the death of Handel.
Continue reading “A New Ode on the Death of Handel”Eleventh Stanley Sadie Lecture, by Berta Joncus
In this Handel News article from May 2016 Mark Windisch reports on the 11th Stanley Sadie lecture given by Dr Berta Joncus at Handel and Hendrix house on 7 March 2016.
Continue reading “Eleventh Stanley Sadie Lecture, by Berta Joncus”Returning the Compliment: How Often Did Telemann Borrow Musical Ideas from Handel?
In this Handel News article from May 2016 Dr Graham Pont examines examples of borrowings from Handel by Telemann.
Continue reading “Returning the Compliment: How Often Did Telemann Borrow Musical Ideas from Handel?”A musical Friendship
In this Handel News article from May 2016 Mark Windisch discuses the friendship between Handel and Telemann.
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In this Handel News article from May 2016 Leslie Robarts talks about mentions of Handel’s music in novels and a Victorian discussion.
Continue reading “Handel’s Music in Some Novels and in a Victorian Discussion”The 1739 Acis and Galatea
In this Handel News article from May 2016 Peter Holman discusses the 1739 version of Acis and Galatea, which he directed later that month.
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In this Handel News article from May 2016 Katherine Hogg reports on the first commemoration concerts held 25 years after Handel’s death.
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In this Handel News article from January 2016 Richard Beams concludes his series of articles about the popularity of Handel’s music in the United States of America.
Continue reading “Handel in America: A Personal Account – Part III: America’s Love Affair with Handel”Mainwaring’s Memoirs of Handel: Some Reflections
In this Handel News article from January 2016 Mark Windisch offers his reflection on the memoirs of John Mainwaring, born 1724.
Continue reading “Mainwaring’s Memoirs of Handel: Some Reflections”Saul at Glyndebourne: A Contrary View
In this Handel News article from January 2016 Katie Hawks reacts to the reviews of Rinaldo at Glyndebourne with the newer production of Saul being even worse but still critically acclaimed.
Continue reading “Saul at Glyndebourne: A Contrary View”Handel in an Affair of Honour?
In this Handel News article from January 2016 Dr Graham Pont quotes and debunks the story of how Handel created Rinaldo after a chance encounter with Heidegger.
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In this Handel News article from January 2016 Sarah McCartney, a perfumer interested in historic smells, reports how she designed and applied perfumes to a performance of Acis and Galatea in November 2015 at St John’s Smith Square.
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In this Handel News article from January 2016 Paul Boucher describes the role of the Montagu family in the life of London musicians and its interactions with Handel.
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