At that time Handel operas were rarely produced and the production drew a lot of attention from the international press.

But by the mid-90's, staged Handel operas were turning up everywhere.

And no Handel opera is more psychologically astute than "Orlando."

Without such singing, even the most historicaly authentic performance will never keep a Handel opera in the repertory.

There can be no historical justification at all for using an English cathedral voice in a Handel opera.

Handel operas require not just two principals who can sing.

But then, one wonders, what would happen to all those Handel operas?

His definitive two-volume work on Handel operas was published in 1987 and 2006.

She has performed most of the major Handel operas and oratorios.

The forward momentum so important in a Handel opera was further aided by the treatment of the recitatives.