He came, he saw, he conquered. Then he went—first to the New World, before returning to the Old. His victories began in ...

Handel’s Rinaldo was the first opera he wrote for London, in 1711. It was astoundingly popular; the first full Italian opera seria written for London, it went on to have over 50 performances during ...

Opera Omaha has announced its 2026-27 season The season opens with Opera Outdoors. Performance Date: August 29, 2026 at Stinson Park Will Liverman will perform in concert. Performance Date: Sept. 27, ...

19:34, Wed, Dec 17, 2025 Updated: 19:35, Wed, Dec 17, 2025 A dysfunctional royal family may seem commonplace these days, but the plot of Handel's Ariodante is even more shocking than we are used to.

Staged at Covent Garden for the first time since its 1735 premiere, this new Ariodante reframes Handel’s drama as a Chekhovian family implosion that yields mixed results Relationships fray almost from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A modern staging of Ariodante, Handel’s opera about love and betrayal in the King of Scotland’s court - Alastair Muir One of ...

Set in the royal court of Scotland, evoked with humour, fantasy and more than a nod to parallels with Britain’s current Royal Family, the opera tells a story of love, jealousy, subterfuge and betrayal ...

David McVicars inventive hit production of Handels most popular opera sets the story of Caesars conquest of Egyptand of its queen Cleopatrain the era of British 19thcentury imperialism while also ...

In the old days, record companies offered you an opera in a box set. But they also offered you a highlights album: a single LP. You know the problem with Handel’s Julius Caesar? It is, basically, ...

From a famed fiddler to a free dance festival to and a Mozart-fueled concert in Livermore, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. Here’s a partial roundup. Fine fiddling all around ...

The plot revolves around the personal life of Xerxes I of Persia, depicted here as a spoiled brat who has never been denied anything. His immense power has always granted him whatever he desires. In a ...