Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by “Alcina” is long, hard to sing — and irresistible to opera houses and singers alike. By David Belcher As nearly 300-year-old operas go, “Alcina” feels ...

In 1731 Handel wrote part of Act I for an opera entitled Titus L’Empereur. For reasons that are still unknown, he then abandoned it, although he reworked its Overture and two arias for his next opera ...

Oliver Mears’ sharp 1960s reimagining of Handel’s ‘bawdy opera’ explores psychological trauma, but offers little of the work’s wit, warmth or joy Pretty Yende & Ben Bliss (Photo: The Royal Opera ©2025 ...