THE early spring of 1685, two centuries ago, brought into the world two unsurpassed musicians. Bountiful indeed was the good genius of humanity in giving birth that year to both a Handel and a John ...

George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) wrote his oratorio “The Messiah” in 1741 over a period of 24 days, using as his musical source a light Italian duet he composed shortly before beginning work on ...

The English Concert, under the conductor Harry Bicket, returned to Carnegie Hall with one of Handel’s greatest hits. By Arya Roshanian R.B. Schlather’s vibrant staging of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare,” ...

You might not think George Frederick Handel would suddenly find a new relevance in the era of MeToo. Yet his 1749 oratorio Susanna fits the bill. It tells the biblical story of a woman who fights off ...

Controversy simmered behind the writing and performance of one of the best-known musical works of the classical period, George Frederick Handel’s oratorio “Messiah.” At least, that’s the premise of ...

Musikfest is seeking 70 singers to create the first Musikfest Chorus, which will give its first two performances in concerts of choral music by George Frederick Handel on Aug. 24 during the last ...

On Feb. 23, 1685, composer George Frederick Handel was born in Halle, Germany. In 1836 the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio. In 1848 John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, ...

SEQUIM — The public is invited to “join voices” during the 20th-annual community “Messiah” sing-along Saturday. The concert will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S.

Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs,” a Kurt Weill rarity and a new take on Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier” are among the highlights. By The New York Times The English Concert, under the conductor Harry ...