Details
Handel and Hendrix in London
23 & 25 Brook Street
Mayfair
London
W1K 4HB
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Belshazzar, HWV 61
George Frideric Handel – Samson, HWV 57
George Frideric Handel – Jephtha, HWV 70
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Guy Withers – Tenor
Bertie Baigent – harpsichord
Programme Note
In 1751, struggling with a gradual loss of sight, Handel embarked on a new oratorio, Jephtha.
It would be his last. Guy Withers (tenor) and Bertie Baigent (harpsichord) will perform pieces of music featured in Handel’s eventful 1751 season at Covent Garden.