The Polish countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski has the credits you’d expect for a fast-rising classical music star, and some others you might not.
Category: Handel, George Frederick
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Review: English Concert Brings Handel’s ‘Cesare’ to Carnegie
The English Concert, under the conductor Harry Bicket, returned to Carnegie Hall with one of Handel’s greatest hits.
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Review: As New York’s Opera Scene Empties, Another Rises Upstate
R.B. Schlather’s vibrant staging of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare,” playing in the Hudson Valley, is a bright spot in a bleak landscape for Baroque work.
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In Hudson, N.Y., Even the Opera Is Locavore
At Hudson Hall, the director R.B. Schlather leans on artists and musicians from the community. The results have made for better opera.
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A D.I.Y. ‘Messiah,’ Starring You and Yours as Choristers
Our critic joined with amateur singers and professionals for a “Messiah” sing-in at David Geffen Hall, just one “Messiah” on the city’s holiday calendar.
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In a Handel Opera, a Rare Type of Voice Gets a New Audience
A revival of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” this summer at Glyndebourne, an English opera festival, features three countertenors with three different sounds.
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Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard
The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.
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Review: An Unexpectedly Relevant Oratorio at the Philharmonic
Planned over a year ago, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” was presented while the Israel-Hamas war unfolds in the Middle East.
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Review: A ‘Rodelinda’ Brings Promise of Handel on the Hudson
R.B. Schlather’s new staging of this opera, with the excellent musicians of Ruckus, is the first of several Handel productions at Hudson Hall.
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Review: A Met Opera-Bound ‘Semele’ Takes Its First Bows
Claus Guth’s entertaining and often sexy new staging of Handel’s opera-oratorio hybrid in Munich is a coproduction with the Metropolitan Opera.
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London Tours on Opera and Classical Music Offer Looks Behind the Curtain
Fans of music from centuries past will find a wide variety of experiences and collections. One even comes with a side of rock ’n’ roll.
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Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted
The New York Times – Music:In “Solomon,” performed elegantly at Carnegie Hall by the English Concert and Clarion Choir under Harry Bicket, the chorus is the star.