Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato's new album, Eden, is a meditation on the natural world. Sergi Jasanada/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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A look inside George Frideric Handel flat at 25 Brook Street (left), and Jimi Hendrix's at 23 Brook Street (right) Kimberly Junod/WXPN hide caption
Handel And Hendrix In London On World Cafe
Dogs mingle with the music of Handel in Tilda Swinton's new video. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Anthony Roth Costanzo takes opera to unlikely places, including NPR Music's Tiny Desk. Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption
Anthony Roth Costanzo: A Countertenor For The 21st Century
A portrait of George Frideric Handel, presenting his Water Music to King George I. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
300 Years Of Handel's 'Water Music,' With A Splash Of Politics
Opera singer Joyce DiDonato created this video to go with her new album, In War and Peace: Harmony through Music. Warner Classics hide caption
Harry Christophers leads the Handel and Haydn Society, now celebrating its bicentennial. James Doyle/Handel and Haydn Society hide caption
Ensemble Matheus At Carnegie Hall
Violist Nadia Sirota. Samantha West/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hear Nadia Sirota Play Greenstein's 'In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves'
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is facing budget battles, and the shame of being silenced while backing a pop group. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra hide caption
Baritone William Shimell sings the title role in Handel's opera Hercules in Aix-en-Provence in 2004. Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Lisa Smirnova studied Handel's suites for five years before recording them. ECM hide caption
From Hyperpianos To Harmonious Handel: New Classical Albums
Richard Croft and Danielle de Niese star in Handel's 'Semele' at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Alvaro Yañez/courtesy of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées hide caption
'No, no, I'll take less'
The ballad opera 'Flora': from early 18th-century England to 21st-century Charleston. William Struhs/courtesy of Spoleto USA hide caption
'Flora' — An 18th-Century British Invasion
Anja Harteros in the title role of Handel's Alcina, with Vesselina Kasarova as Ruggiero. Vienna State Opera hide caption
Hear An Introduction To Alcina
Bejun Mehta's new CD features the music of Handel. Marco Borggreve hide caption
Alfred Deller sings "music for a While" by Henry Purcell (rec. 1949)
Nicholas McGegan has built a career on conducting Handel's music. Schwalbe And Partners hide caption
Hear Nicholas McGegan conduct Handel: Water Music - "Allegro"
Grimoaldo (Paolo Fanale) threatens to kill Rodelinda's (Sonia Ganassi) son if she doesn't marry him -- even though she's already married. Laera/Festival della Valle D'Itria hide caption
Conductor Charles Mackerras, photographed in 1974, will be remembered for rebuilding the reputation of Czech composer Leos Janacek. Getty Images hide caption