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Handel's seldom-performed Hercules becomes the latest oratorio to undergo the Kosky treatment at Komische Oper. 

At the Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel's English oratorio features a choice array of soloists in a more than satisfactory outing under artistic director George Petrou. 

The English Concert play beautifully, the chorus is in superb voice, but a disjointed cast of unconvincing singers mean Hercules never reaches heroic heights.

What happens when a hero comes home? The exploration of this question forms the basis of director Peter Sellars’ new production of Hercules at the Canadian Opera Company.

Ancient Greek superheroes – irresistible. Half god, half man, incredible deeds leave Perseus, Theseus, and of course Hercules enough to rival Superman, Spiderman, and The Incredible Hulk. Small wonder then why these demigods and precursor of the modern comic book superhero have captivated the hearts and minds of many of the world’s greatest writers, dramatists and composers.

Au Festival de Froville, la soprano belge rend hommage à Haendel et à la Francesina, au fil d'un concert aussi passionnant historiquement qu'émouvant dans l'interprétation.

In der mittelalterlichen Bildwelt Nigel Lowerys entzündet das Orchester des Nationaltheaters unter der Leitung von Bernhard Forck ein barockes Feuerwerk, das mit einem Raketenstart ins Händel-Universum aufgeht.