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The Handel Festival (in German: Händel-Festspiele) in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, is an international music festival concentrating on the music of George Frideric Handel in the composer's birthplace. It was founded on May 25, 1922 and it grew into a center of Handel studies and performance in Europe.
The London Handel Festival is an annual music festival centred on the compositions of George Frideric Handel which was founded in 1978. The festival also features other composers, [1] but its main purpose is to showcase a range of Handel's work. It includes a Handel Singing Competition, which gives the finalists opportunities to develop their ...
26 June 1920, Handel Festival Göttingen 20: Scipione: Rolli Italian libretto: 12 March 1726: London, King's Theatre: 1937, Handel Festival Göttingen 21: Alessandro: O. Mauro Italian libretto: 5 May 1726: London, King's Theatre: 1959, Stuttgart (in German) 22: Admeto: Haym Italian libretto [permanent dead link ] 31 January 1727: London ...
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ ˈ h æ n d əl / HAN-dəl; [a] baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, [b] German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ⓘ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) [3] [c] was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti.
The Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace, 1857 (The Illustrated London News, 27 June 1857) The Handel Festival of 1857 was a series of concerts of music by George Frideric Handel, given by a large orchestra and chorus at the Crystal Palace in London. Its success led to the Triennial Handel Festival, held at the same venue, which continued ...
The Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe is a festival event for the works of the baroque composer George Frideric Handel. From 1977 to 1984 the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe organised the so-called Handel Days, before the Baden town became the youngest of the three Handel festival venues in 1985. Since then, they have been held annually around 23 ...
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The festival was established in 1919 by Oskar Hagen, art historian and father of actress Uta Hagen, and gave its first performances in 1920. [1] The festival has largely focused on the music of George Frideric Handel and has helped to revive and cultivate increased performances of Handel's music during the twentieth century. The festival ...