Posts Tagged ‘George F. Handel’
Rewarding Staging of Handel’s Early Gem ‘Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’
On Friday, Opera Neo’s opened its stage production of Handel’s ‘Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’ at The Conrad in La Jolla.
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego Brings Compelling Period “Messiah” to The Conrad in La Jolla
The December 22, 2019, performance by the Bach Collegium San Diego of G. F. Handel’s complete “Messiah” in the Baker-Baum Concert Hall of the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla benefited greatly from the new hall’s splendid acoustics, high ceiling and clean sight lines. Of even greater import, the Bach Collegium’s fresh, insightful approach to 18th-century period performance practice gave it uncanny communicative powers to a 21st-century audience.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Aria Marathon Opens the Summer Opera Season on Many, Many, Many High Notes
Encountering Opera NEO’s annual Aria Marathon Sunday, July 15, at Palisades Presbyterian Church in Allied Gardens signaled that Opera NEO’s summer festival is again at hand. This marathon is a ritual that gives each singer participating in the five-week festival the opportunity to sing their best opera aria to a captive audience.
Read MoreOpera NEO Stages Handel’s Middle East War of Shock and Awe
Handel’s early London success “Rinaldo” completed this year’s summer season for Opera NEO. The young cast made an excellent case for Handel’s rich score, and director Peter Kozma sprinkled some 21st-century touches into this story from the 11th century . . .
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