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Essential
Best of
The Easter story told in song, a Handel rarity and Messiah, performed by top artists in churches and concert halls
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We love
Opera
The triumphant return of a Handel opera to Covent Garden, after 280 years, is a tremendous curtain-raiser for the London Handel Festival
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In the Know
Opera
Dvorak, Mozart, Rossini and more, plus a rarity directed by Fiona Shaw in a season that opens with a big Berlioz bang
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In the Know
Opera
Stand by for the hottest tickets in opera: this season's Glyndebourne booking opens to the public on 3 March. Here are the shows to catch
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Opera
Tongue-in-cheek interpretation of Handel's heroic opera stars counter-tenor Tim Mead and Elizabeth DeShong
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In the Know
Opera
The soprano on composer Barbara Strozzi, keeping fit on stage, and her fantasy opera roles
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Opera
Women conductors make waves, the classics are refreshed by our leading orchestras, and opera goes from strength to strength
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Talks
London's greatest composer was born in Germany, and given British citizenship. This month of concerts, walks and talks celebrates the enduring impact of George Frideric Handel on the capital
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In the Know
Classical Music
Where else would Schumann, Purcell and Handel rub shoulders with Joy Division and Arcade Fire? Musical barriers come down at this sparky winter fixture
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Best of
The Christmas story is at the heart of Handel's Messiah, written in London and always a must-hear event. Here are the best 10 interpretations
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Tried and Tested
Opera
A complex tale of tyranny, lust and betrayal is simply told through music in a stylish new production
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Vivaldi and Handel provide the score to two contrasting new works brought to the Peacock Theatre by New English Ballet Theatre.
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Opera
Handel and Purcell weave tales of love and duty into ethereal works staged in style by the country's premier touring company
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Preview
Classical Music
A fortnight of world-class performances in small-scale venues, featuring music from Bach and Beethoven to Dixieland and Jerome Kern
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Best of
Let rip with the tango, be moved by Handel and Britten, then party at the tuneful Last Night
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Essential
Classical Music
Composer of film, TV soundtracks and concert works talks to Claudia Pritchard about music in schools, a brand new work, and the cost to creativity of leaving the EU
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Classical Music
Sacred music by JS Bach and Handel preside over Easter music programmes throughout London. Here are the best works performed by the best musicians
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Opera
A Bollywood version of Handel's opera is an all-singing, all-dancing treat. Giulio Cesare makes Glyndebourne Festival Opera the home of hot rhythm
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Tried and Tested
Opera
Deliciously sung but oddly dished-up, Handel's noble Rodelinda gets a slapstick treatment
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Last Chance
Classical Music
Catch the soprano most talked about this year in an evening of dazzling music by Handel
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Essential
Classical Music
It starts with nursery rhymes, says the soprano in demand all over the world after picking up award after award. Happily, there are London area performances in store...
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Players and singers in 18th-century attire bring to life the London-based world of composer Handel
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In the Know
Classical Music
There's something for everyone in a week of Christmas music
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Essential
Classical Music
Handel made London his home, and not so far from where he lived his music is still played in the manner he would have known
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Classical Music
Messiah is often sung and played by enormous forces, but smaller ensembles like this bring an electrifying directness and pace to the great oratorio
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Essential
Passion, heroism and pure knockabout comedy are the stars of a year of Coliseum highlights, launching 28 September, and all the operas are sung in English
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Opera
The might of the Roman Empire is rocked by the weakness of the heart in a monumental 18th-century opera
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In The Know
Things to do
Puccini, Strauss and Handel top the bill in an attractive new season
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In The Know
Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Handel and Britten, plus a new work by Nico Muhly, and a Gilbert and Sullivan political satire
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In the Know
Classical Music
Monteverdi's atmospheric Vespers, Handel opera and heavenly music by JS Bach dominate this year's programme
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In The Know
Summer is only a few beats away: enjoy open air music of the highest quality as Garsington Opera booking opens
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Preview
Opera
Five weeks of music inspired by the composer of some of the best-loved works in the orchestral and choral repertoire