Join us for an exclusive presentation and celebration of G. F. Handel’s rarely performed oratorio, Hercules! Featuring an incredible cast of singers (Tracy Dahl, John Tessier, Phillip Addis, and Lizzy Hoyt), they will be joined by the Blue Crown Baroque Ensemble performing on period instruments and at baroque pitch, led by harpsichordist and conductor Christopher Bagan.
A cornerstone composer of the western musical canon, Handel was known for developing the genre of Italian opera and reaching new heights in this form. In 1737, he changed creative direction and began composing English-language oratorios, ultimately making his works more accessible to the middle class. He became so successful that after his Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again.