Venue: Deutsches Theater, Göttingen

Handel's Rodelinda comes to Göttingen a year after the planned centennial anniversary event, but is worth the wait with respect to musical values led by conductor Laurence Cummings with Anna Dennis in the title role.

Handel's Opera Lotario is the centrepiece for this year's Göttingen Handel festival, receiving warm acclaim on its opening night.

Historically informed baroque gestures and ballet additions: Handel's only operetta gets a rare airing and a musical makeover in Sigried T'Hooft's new production for Gottingen's International Handel Festival.

Eine exquisite Händel-Oper mit bravourösem Christopher Lowrey, meisterhafter Sophie Junker und einem Festpiel Orchester unter Laurence Cummings in eingespielter Höchstform.