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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Handel: Belshazzar
George Petrou; Herbert Fritsch; Komische Oper Berlin; Olaf Freese; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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Handel’s Belshazzar at Komische Oper Berlin
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The Baroque confectionery of Herbert Fritsch's production of Handel's oratorio belies a serious core which is all too close to today's headlines.
An exciting oratorio: Handel's Belshazzar in Göttingen
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A thrilling performance of one of Handel's most dramatic oratorios was rapturously received at the Göttingen International Handel Festival, rising from the Covid ashes this year
A cauldron of confusion: Handel’s Belshazzar staged in Zürich
Lawrence Cummings conducts Zurich’s Orchestra La Scintilla in Handel’s oratorio-cum-opera, Belshazzar. The music was celestial; the staging was a bombastic mix of excess and vaudeville.