Handel's Opera

Handel: A Classical Icon - for iPad/Mac/PC

Mar 22, 200900:05:56Education

A taste of Handel's elaborate arias, dramatic plots and impressive stage scenery. Highlights from a modern ENO performance, and a preserved eighteenth century theatre.

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