How Handel has changed. A few decades ago, his operas were thought to be undramatic, boring and unperformable. Today, they have become a significant part of the international repertory, generally offered in fresh, lively and vaguely pastoral productions filled with young singers in modified 18th-... -
Handel With Care: A Revealing 'Alcina' at the Wolf Trap Barns
How Handel has changed. A few decades ago, his operas were thought to be undramatic, boring and unperformable. Today, they have become a significant part of the international repertory, generally offered in fresh, lively and vaguely pastoral productions filled with young singers in modified 18th-...-
By Anne Midgette