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.
Continue reading “Handel in an Affair of Honour?”Scenting Handel
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.
Continue reading “Scenting Handel”Handel and the Montagu Family
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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