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Applications invited for third Handel House Composer-in-Residence
Handel House Museum is seeking to appoint a Composer-in-Residence from September 2008.
Handel and the Divas
New exhibition tells the story of the original superstar divas, 30 April - 16 November 2008
When Handel Meets Hendrix - 2 September 2007
The Handel-Hendrix Experience is a fascinating comedy about a surprising meeting between musical revolutionaries Handel and Hendrix, who lived in adjoining houses on Brook Street in London but over two centuries apart.
Handel House Appoints New Composer-in-Residence for 2007/08
Handel House Museum, the first UK museum to appoint a Composer-in-Residence, is pleased to announce the new holder of the post for 2007-2008.
'Handel & the Castrati' Exhibition Commended at the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence
The Handel House Museum's Handel & the Castrati Exhibition (31 March - 1 October 2006) has been commended at The Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence in the Temporary/Touring Exhibition category. The winners were announced on 9 May at the London's New Connaught Rooms.
Newly appointed Ensemble-in-Residence
Acclaimed early music group The Burney Players has been appointed Handel House Museum's first Ensemble-in-Residence.
New exhibition: Handel & Glyndebourne
It has only been during the 20th and 21st centuries that opera houses have re-discovered the attractions of Handel's operas and oratorios. After Handel's death in 1759, there were no staged performances of Handel's works until 1920.
World Premiere - Handel Meets Mozart meets the first Composer-in-Residence at Handel's house
An incomplete arrangement of a Handel fugue by Mozart (the autograph of which is on permanent display at Handel House Museum) will receive its Handel House Museum premiere on 11 June.
New Composer-in-Residence at Handel House
Handel House has chosen Mark Bowden to be its first ever Composer-in-Residence, a scheme which will continue to keep the House alive with musical creativity and performance, as it was in Handel's day over 300 years ago.
What Messiah Means to Me - exhibition has now closed
This exhibition has now closed.
'Battle of the Divas' at Handel House on Mother's Day!
Treat your mother to a very special concert for Mother's Day at Handel House.
The Coram Boy at the National Theatre - Ticket Offer
Handel House has teamed up with the National Theatre to offer a combined ticket deal to see the production of The Coram Boy, opening on 2 November, and to visit Handel House at any other time.
OPEN HOUSE AT HANDEL HOUSE - Sunday 18 Sep 2005
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Handel and the Castrati - a new exhibition for 2006
A new exhibition on Handel's part in the intriguing story of the operatic castrati opens at the Handel House Museum, Mayfair, London on 29 March 2006, running until 1 October 2006.
Nuit Des Musées: A Little Night Music
Experience a night of musical pleasure in the intimate setting of Handel's own home. A Little Night Music at Handel House on 14 May puts the audience in touch with the sensual and philosophical night imagery present in the music of Handel and his contemporaries.
Kathleen Ferrier 2005 Award Winner Performs at Handel House
A chance to hear Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), winner of the 1st prize in the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2005, with Julian Perkins (harpsichord).
What Messiah Means to Me
What links the Odeon cinema, famous sopranos, the war and a nationwide charity event? The answer is Handel's Messiah.
The Musical Alternative to the Election
Take a break from politics and come to hear brilliant young harpsichordist, Kasia Tomczak at Handel House Museum on 5 May.
What Messiah Means to Me
What is your first memory of Messiah � can you recall the first time you heard Handel's famous work or when you first performed it? What part has it played in your life?
The Handel House Museum is Buzzing
One in five of the visitors to the Handel House Museum come from the USA. Our relationship with America started in Boston through the great support of the Handel and Haydn Society - this orchestra has performed Messiah every year since 1815, an unbroken record, not matched by any organization in Britain.