Episode 5
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks: 5/5. Donald Macleod follows Handel's footsteps through London's historic theatreland.
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks
5/5. Donald Macleod and writer Roderick Swanston follow Handel's footsteps through London's historic theatreland. They traverse the West End in search of the theatres in which Handel's operas were performed, from the former King's Theatre in Haymarket, to the former incarnation of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and a long-vanished third opera house at Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Cara Sposa (Rinaldo)
Rinaldo ...... David Daniels (countertenor)
Giulio Cesare (excerpt)
Cleopatre ...... Barbara Schlick (soprano)
Giulio Cesare ...... Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto Cologne
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Serse (excerpt)
Serse ...... Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano)
Le Grand Ecurie et la Chambre de Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire (conductor)
Deidamia (excerpt)
Nerea ...... Dominique Labelle (soprano)
Fenice ...... Furio Zanasi (baritone)
Licomede ...... Antonio Abete (bass)
Ulisse ...... Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano)
Deidama ...... Simone Kermes (soprano)
Choir and Orchestra of Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis (conductor).
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- Fri 11 Jan 200812:00BBC Radio 3
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