In this Handel News article by Tony Watts from October 2014 a review of 9 reviews of Rinaldo at Glyndebourne is presented.
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In this Handel News article from October 2014 Charles Bonney gives us his review of the concerts he attended at Halle 2014.
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In this Handel News article from October 2014 Mark Windisch appraises the concerts he attended at Halle 2014.
Continue reading “Halle 2014 – I”Handel Down Under: the First 50 Years
In this Handel News article from October 2014 Sandra Bowdler continues to talk about Handel’s music in Australia and in particular the beginning of the tradition of annual performances of Messiah.
Continue reading “Handel Down Under: the First 50 Years”Il Trionfo: A Personal Journey
In this Handel News article from October 2014 Brigitte Whitehead tries to get an insight on ‘El trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’ by visiting Palazzo Pamphili in Rome–now the Brazilian Embassy–where it is thought this piece was first performed and then by looking at the manuscript at the British Library.
Continue reading “Il Trionfo: A Personal Journey”Salmson’s Statue of Handel in the Palais Garnier
In this Handel News article from October 2014 Mary Ann Parker talks about the statue of Handel that represents “la musique anglaise” (the English music) in the grand entrance hall of the Paris Opera (Palais Garnier).
Continue reading “Salmson’s Statue of Handel in the Palais Garnier”Boys Will Be Girls: Castrati en Travesti
In this Handel News article from October 2014 Calvin Wells, the Artistic Director of Ensemble Serse talks about the place of castrati playing female roles.
Continue reading “Boys Will Be Girls: Castrati en Travesti”George Frederick Handel: First Landscape Painter in Music
In this Handel News article form Octorer 2014 Dr Graham Pont talks about “L’allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” which inspired paintings by Mary Delany.
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