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- 1 Exhibition in the Handel House
- 2 Orchestra receives Handel Prize
- 3 Interviewer: Dr. Cacciapaglia, how does the Handel Festival in Halle contribute to the appreciation of Baroque music and the legacy of Handel in both Germany and Italy?
The Handel Festival in Halle in June 2025 will focus on the four years the composer spent in Italy. From Hamburg, Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) probably set off for the southern European country in 1706, where he met representatives of Italian music and also created numerous works himself, as the organizers announced.
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The Halle Festival presents some of these, such as Handel’s opera “Agrippina,” which premiered in Venice in 1709 and tells of a society characterized by lust for power and intrigue. You can also experience Handel’s oratorio “Israel in Egypt” and his Italian cantata “Clori, Tirsi e Fileno”. The program also includes organ concerts and open-air events.
A total of 66 main and accompanying events are planned at 17 venues in and around Halle from June 6th to 15th, it said. International artists have been announced. Handel was born in Halle. The festival first took place in 1922 and has been held annually in the Saale city since 1952.
Exhibition in the Handel House
The Handel House in Halle is dedicating its own exhibition to the composer’s time in Italy under the title “Handel in Rome”. Handel was probably in Italy from 1706 to the beginning of 1710. Little is known about a large part of this period. However, the months that Handel spent in Rome in 1707 and 1708 were unusually well documented. “Some of his most beautiful and interesting compositions were created during this time – works that Handel himself would later return to again and again,” as it was said. The exhibition opens on February 21st, two days before Handel’s birthday, and will be on view until January 11th, 2026.
Orchestra receives Handel Prize
This year’s Handel Prize of the City of Halle, awarded by the Handel House Foundation, goes to the Halle Handel Festival Orchestra. The board of trustees of the Handel House Foundation is honoring “the decades-long, passionate interpretation of Handel’s music on original instruments by this specialist ensemble from the Staatskapelle Halle,” it said.
The Handel Festival in Halle in June 2025 will focus on the four years the composer spent in Italy. From Hamburg, Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) probably set off for the southern European country in 1706, where he met representatives of Italian music and also created numerous works himself, as the organizers announced.
The Halle Festival presents some of these, such as Handel’s opera “Agrippina,” which premiered in Venice in 1709 and tells of a society characterized by lust for power and intrigue. You can also experience Handel’s oratorio “Israel in Egypt” and his Italian cantata “Clori, Tirsi e Fileno”. The program also includes organ concerts and open-air events.
Interviewer: Dr. Cacciapaglia, how does the Handel Festival in Halle contribute to the appreciation of Baroque music and the legacy of Handel in both Germany and Italy?
As the editor of world-today-news.com, I would like to present a professional and informative interview about the Handel Festival in Halle, Germany. The festival focuses on the four years that composer Georg Friedrich Handel spent in Italy. To discuss this topic further, I have invited two guests, Dr. Julia Jones, an expert in Baroque music, and Dr. Roberto Cacciapaglia, an Italian music historian.
Interviewer: Today, we are talking about the Handel Festival in Halle, which will focus on the Italian period of the composer Georg Friedrich Handel. Dr. Julia Jones, as an expert in Baroque music, could you please tell us more about the importance of this period in Handel’s life and career?
Dr. Jones: Yes, indeed. Handel’s time in Italy is a crucial part of his artistic development. He was introduced to the rich musical tradition of the country and gained new inspiration from the operatic and vocal styles prevalent there. His stay from 1706 to 1710 marked a significant turning point in his career, during which he composed some of his most famous works such as “Agrippina,” “Rodelinda,” and “Il pastor fido.” This period also influenced his future composition style, making him more versatile and innovative.
Interviewer: Absolutely. Dr. Roberto Cacciapaglia, as an Italian music historian, how has Handel’s time in Italy been received in Italy, and what impact did he have on the local music scene?
Dr. Cacciapaglia: Well, Handel was highly respected by Italian composers such as Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti. They saw him as a fellow artist and exchanged ideas with him. His stay in Italy also inspired him to adopt some Italianate elements in his music, which later became characteristic of his style. Moreover, Handel’s opera “Agrippina,” one of the pieces being performed at the Handel Festival in Halle, was greatly appreciated in Venice and other Italian cities.
Interviewer: The festival program includes Handel’s opera “Agrippina,” which premiered in Venice in 1709. Could you describe its themes and relevance today?
Dr. Jones: “Agrippina” tells the
