George Frideric Handel archive
Read Agitation In Atlanta, Luck In London And John Cage On The A Train
August 17, 2012 – The Atlanta Symphony struggles, a one-handed pianist graduates and the music of John Cage continues.
Read Faster, Higher, Louder
July 27, 2012 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Watch Danielle De Niese In Concert
May 3, 2012 – Watch an intense performance by a soprano who mixes rock glam with operatic elegance.
Read Talk Like An Opera Geek: The Age Of 'Serious Opera'
February 29, 2012 – The prescribed plots and extravagant music of Opera Seria dominated 18th-century opera.
Listen From Hyperpianos To Harmonious Handel: New Classical Albums
February 12, 2012 – NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.
Read Christmas Music: It's A Bout Time
December 16, 2011 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.
Listen Going With The Flow: Handel's 'Semele' WDAV
July 1, 2011 – Handel's attempt to fuse the spiritual with the profane — with his audience firmly in mind. WDAV
Listen 'Flora' — An 18th-Century British Invasion WDAV
May 20, 2011 – How an English innovation led to the first opera to be produced in North America. WDAV
Listen An Epic Spin-Off: Handel's 'Alcina' WDAV
April 8, 2011 – Who knew there were story franchises in the Baroque era? WDAV
Watch When A Man Sings Like A Woman: A Countertenor Convergence
November 30, 2010 – In classical music, guys who sing high are countertenors. Three of the best have brand new CDs.
Listen Rendezvous With The Dead: Nicholas McGegan Invites Handel To Dinner
November 2, 2010 – Conductor Nicholas McGegan wants to hear all the gossip about Handel's contemporaries — firsthand.
Listen Riches Rediscovered: Handel's 'Rodelinda'
October 15, 2010 – Handel's operas are just emerging from obscurity -- like the king in Rodelinda, who fakes his death.
Listen Conductor Charles Mackerras Dies At 84
July 15, 2010 – Although he never opted for a glittery career, Mackerras was a favorite of fans and critics.
Read The Classical Strongman's Guide To Awesome Abs
February 24, 2010 – Feel better and look healthier when you exercise to these inspiring classical-music masterworks.
Listen 'Agrippina,' Handel's Unlikely Comedy
January 29, 2010 – Handel’s early, odd-ball comedy, stars ruthless characters from ancient Rome.