Composer of the Week

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks

Friday 11 January 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)

Repeated: Friday 11 January 2008 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks: 5/5. Donald Macleod follows Handel's footsteps through London's historic theatreland.

Duration:

1 hour

Handel Walk

Illustration by Mel Burgum.

Links
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Playlist

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)
The Acadent of Ancient Music,
Conductor Christopher Hogwood
Decca467 087-2
CD1 t23

Giulio Cesare (excerpt)
Cleopatre ...... Barbara Schlick (soprano)
Giulio Cesare ...... Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
Concerto Cologne
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMX290 1385/7
cd1 TRACKS 6 & 7

Serse (excerpt)
Serse ...... Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano)
Le Grand Ecurie et la Chambre de Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire (conductor)
Sony Classical SM3k36941
CD1 TRACKS 1-4 

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)
Virgin Veritas 5 45550 2
CD3 tracks 17-20

Composer of the Week

Episode and Playlist Information

• George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Part Four
  • Part Five