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A revival of Barrie Kosky’s in-your-face production of Handel’s oratorio
A semi-staged production of the pastoral opera launches the London Handel Festival
Handel’s opera launches a month-long programme of works by the composer
Performances by the NDR Choir and FestspielOrchester Göttingen, recorded live in 2014, have plenty of life and expression
This staging of Handel’s salacious opera is constantly engaging and consistently well made
Peter Sellars’ retelling of Purcell’s unfinished semi-opera is in need of a firm edit
The singing shines in this insightful production of Handel’s opera
The opera reminded us why it is often neglected but the heroic arias are among Handel’s best
The period-instrument orchestra’s all-Handel performance combined authenticity with passion
The opening work in the London Handel Festival offers a succession of skilfully turned, mostly decorative arias
This world premiere combines some wonderful Handel music with a melancholic post-capitalist scenario
Director Jonathan Kent and conductor Laurence Cumming’s reprise their triumphant production of Purcell’s opera
James Robert Carson starts out presenting the opera as a semi-serious Baroque pastiche but gradually its grip loosens
Good and bad collide in a new Handel staging
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