Handel Operas
From the time George Frideric Handel settled in London, and for a major part of his working life in the capital, he concentrated most of his efforts on producing Italian Operas for the King’s Theatre on the Haymarket. During this course we will explore his role as composer of opera seria and impresario, his struggles with the famous castrati and the infamous prima donnas, as wel as exploring some of his best vocal dramatic output.
A Selected Discography:
Drama Queens. Joyce DiDonato, mezzo
Anne Sofie Von Otter Sings Baroque Arias
Handel – Opera Arias & Cantatas. MarÃa Bayo, sop.
Baroque Opera Arias. Carolyn Watkinson, mezzo.
Mark Padmore – As steals the morn (Handel arias & scenes for tenor)
Handel: Arias for Montagnana. David Thomas, bass.
‘Ah! mio cor’ Handel: Arias. Magdalena Kozena, mezzo.
