Newsletter #13 - LATE SUMMER HANDEL READING!

True Handelians might like these two suggestions of very interesting reading to prepare for our gala 2027 season! First, enjoy EVERY VALLEY: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that made HANDEL'S MESSIAH by Charles King. A fascinating reconstruction of the people and influences that came together to create and Oratorio like no other! Strongly recommended!! And further, enjoy Jane Glover's HANDEL IN LONDON: The making of a Genius. Here you will find the ordered and disciplined portion of Handel who would, each time a work was re-presented in concert, would write new material for the new singers. An amazing book! Finally, enjoy Handel as Orpheus: Voice and desire in the chamber cantatas by Ellen Harris. You will find a frank assessment of the characters behind the commissioning of these amorous, secular works. A deep dive.