Alcina review – Handel’s opera dazzles at Glyndebourne
Conducted by Jonathan Cohen, it was the ensemble and orchestra behind this production of Handel’s Alcina that made it a sight to behold.
Conducted by Jonathan Cohen, it was the ensemble and orchestra behind this production of Handel’s Alcina that made it a sight to behold.
Handel would be thrilled to see The Royal Opera House’s sensational revival of his dramatic oratorio Theodora.
Written in 1730, Handel’s first comic opera follows the story of four rival suitors in pursuit of Queen Partenope’s affection.
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