Although I appreciate Handel’s extraordinary gift for composing beautiful music, I often find his works, especially his oratorios but also some of his operas, overlong, tedious and downright boring.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir will perform Handel’s Solomon at Exeter Cathedral on March 14, 2026, as part of its Lord Mayor’s concert, marking the choir’s first performance of the powerful oratorio.

Mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg studied at the National College of Operatic Art in Stockholm. She regularly appears at the world's leading opera houses and festivals. Her operatic repertoire includes ...

A full-length Solomon, for instance – as delivered by The English Concert with a luxury handful of soloists at the Proms – will reveal that the so-called “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (named, it ...

Tucson conductor Enrique Lasansky has performed Handel's landmark oratorio "Messiah" no fewer than 40 times in his career. But it wasn't until recently that he cracked open the score for "Solomon," ...