Handel Israel in Egypt at St John's Smith Square, London on Saturday 18th March 2023

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Handel Israel in Egypt

Add to my Calendar 18-03-2023 19:30 18-03-2023 21:30 36 Handel Israel in Egypt After arriving in London in 1710, Handel became an astoundingly successful composer of opera. When public taste began to change, he did so too, and concentrated on a new type of composition - biblical oratorio.His masterpiece, 'Israel in Egypt,' was written in 1739 and is unusual in presenting and celebrating the story of a people, rather than of an individual hero.It sets passages from the Old Testament,and tells the epic story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt.  St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Saturday 18th March 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

George Frideric Handel – Israel in Egypt, HWV 54

Performers

Harry Bradford – Conductor
Ellen Mawhinney – soprano
Angharad Rowlands – mezzo-soprano
Henry Ross – tenor

Endelianta Baroque

Programme Note

After arriving in London in 1710, Handel became an astoundingly successful composer of opera. When public taste began to change, he did so too, and concentrated on a new type of composition - biblical oratorio.His masterpiece, 'Israel in Egypt,' was written in 1739 and is unusual in presenting and celebrating the story of a people, rather than of an individual hero.It sets passages from the Old Testament,and tells the epic story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt.

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