One of Handel’s greatest operas, Ariodante, was first performed in 1735 at Covent Garden and has not been seen there since – ...

Forget the hushed silence of the concert hall and the formality of the balcony seat. This Sunday, Dec. 21, a live performance inspired by the Comedy Central show “Drunk History” will bring a ...

Even as a teenager, George Frideric Handel’s music was touched by genius. “It is amazing,” said Ulrike Hofbauer, who is singing the lead in “Almira,” Handel’s first opera, written when he was just 19.

Baroque Vocal Fireworks at the Garden Handel composed his three-act opera seria Ariodante in 1735. It was his first opera to be performed at the Covent Garden Theatre, the predecessor of the Royal ...