Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra came to Caramoor with Handel’s “Tolomeo,” a far-fetched opera seria with a lively score.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale's new music director Peter Whelan admires Handel's 1728 masterpiece "Tolomeo," an ...

“A VIEW of the FIRE-WORKES and ILLUMINATIONS at his GRACE the Duke of RICHMOND’S at WHITEHALL and on the River Thames on Monday 15 May 1749. Performed by the direction of Charles Fredrick Esq.” The ...

Lead poisoning is blamed for Handel's temper but it's unlikely it affected his work. The truth is that the composer was an obsessive workaholic Handel's temper, his blindness, and his gout were caused ...

Although Handel's Messiah has become synonymous with charity, it's the music that really matters How Handel's Messiah helped London's orphans – and vice versa Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah, is one of ...

Paul McCreesh gives a conductor's perspective on Handel... One of the moments I think I became aware that Handel is a great dramatic composer was when Christopher Hogwood’s recording of Messiah came ...

Water Music Aradia Ensemble George Frideric Handel, Composer Kevin Mallon, Conductor Music for the Royal Fireworks Aradia Ensemble George Frideric Handel, Composer Kevin Mallon, Conductor The Water ...

No work of western classical music is more closely associated with the Christmas season than German-born composer George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, which premiered in 1742. This was in the wake of ...