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Scarlatti's oratorio proves a rather disappointing outing for Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante, not helped by the venue's acoustics. 

Inspirations for Handel's great work Israel in Egypt followed by a performance of the full work is a great idea, but the main event suffers at the Handel Festival Halle. 

Earl Cowper's Italian version of Alexander's Feast kickstarts this year's “Italian" Handel Festival in the composer's birthplace. 

Handel's last English oratorio Jephtha is beautifully performed by Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques in Halle, although the drama is a bit slow off the mark. 

Handel's third English oratorio is presented in strictly traditional fashion at the 2024 Halle Handel Festival but nonetheless generates drama, excitement and excellent singing. 

Soprano Verónica Cangemi shines in a variety of moods as Handel heroines, with the added attraction of Celine Pasche's virtuoso recorder playing, accompanied by Andrea Marcon.

Musical impressions of Julius Caesar delivered with more flair, energy and virtuosity than one might expect on a Sunday morning! 

The Halle Handel Festival brings wonderful Baroque vocalising and playing in this somewhat obscure offering from Handel's early days in Italy. 

Handel's oratorio Susanna is often considered to be less than consistently dramatic and this performance in the Halle Handel Festival did little to dispel that view.

Carolyn Sampson returns joyfully to the Halle Handel Festival, accompanied by trumpeter Neil Brough and the King's Consort under Robert King.

Karina Gauvin provides a powerhouse recital of German, Italian and French Baroque music, with Handel dominating

A performance of Handel's short masterpiece Apollo e Dafne at the Halle Handel Festival was somewhat disappointing but Fulvio Bettini impressed in the bass role.

Vivica Genaux joins Lawrence Zazzo in a concert of arias and duets by Handel and other Baroque composers.

A concert performance of Arianna in Creta at the Halle Handel Festival riveted the audience with the towering talent of Ann Hallenberg and uniformly fine singing, acting and playing.

Max Emanuel Cenčić with Armonia Atenea under George Petrou provide an exciting and satisfying concert at the Halle Handel Festival

John Butt’s revisitation of the Handel oratorio Samson at the Halle Handel Festival displayed this treasured work in an illuminating and satisfying light.

A post post-modern production of Berenice threw distraction upon distraction at the audience, but was saved by good singing and orchestral playing.

The Halle Handel Festival offered a unique opportunity to hear Handel's Messiah in both the Dublin version of 1742 and the London version of 1743 within the space of a week.

Rising tenor Juan Sancho sang an exciting if slightly thematically odd program, Handel's Seven Deadly Sins, at the Halle Handel Festival

Overall a good performance of Handel's oratorio Esther at the Halle Festival, but some problems with the soloists unfortunately let it down.

A popular performance of Handel's oratorio Deborah, featuring Baroque opera singer Xavier Sabata and English soprano Rebecca Bottone, garners warm applause at the Halle Handel Festival.

Ann Hallenberg dazzles at the Halle Handel Festival with a programme of newly discovered gems from the Venice Carnival of 1729.

Jephtha at the Halle Handel Festival subverts the text, and provides little in the way of dramatic or musical compensation.

Il Maestro e Margherita: eine Reihe geistlicher Kantaten hatte der junge Händel in Rom für seine Lieblingssängerin Margherita geschrieben.

Zehrende Sehnsucht und pralle Komödie des brillanten Ensembles machten die Eröffnung der Händelfestspiele Halle zum Ereignis.

Gabrieli Consort & Players zelebrieren Händels Musik vorzüglich.