New Year's greetings to our colleagues at the Cesti Competition, which is part of the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik in Austria. In 2016 countertenor Eric Jurenas won prizes in both the Handel Aria Competition and the Cesti Competition! youtu.be/S_rWtdrmw1Y

The BBC Proms presents an impressive performance of Handel to start the new year. facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Ellen Hargis, judge in the 2016 Handel Aria Competition, will be on the faculty for the International Baroque Academy in Florida this June. “The International Baroque Academy provides singers and instrumentalists... musictheaterbavaria.org/internationalb…

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Next month in Karlsruhe, Germany - Jakub Józef Orliński - Countertenor will sing the title role in Tolomeo as part of the Internationale Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe. facebook.com/HandelAriaComp…

Alanna Beilke, who just placed first in the vocal category for Midwest Young Artists 2019 Walgreens National Concerto Competition, will sing "Lascia ch'io pianga" from... mya.org/about/newsandp…

Did you know that Italy has a long history of marionette performances of operas? You won’t want to miss the video of this unique production of Rinaldo, filmed in Germany in 2014. The... operanews.com/Opera_News_Mag…

Did you know that Italy has a long history of marionette performances of operas? You won’t want to miss the video of this unique production of Rinaldo, filmed in Germany in 2014. The two-hundred-year-old Milan-based marionette troupe Carlo Colla &... youtu.be/bYo3QUzsc_s

The beautiful work of Russian artist Olga Suvorova, born in St. Petersburg in 1966, is combined with an aria from Acis and Galatea in this recent video by Jeffrey Stivers. The featured soprano is Norma Burrowes, and the English Baroque Soloists... youtu.be/PcAQIXl8ZiE

The Valletta Baroque Festival (Malta, Italy) continues through January 25. facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Soprano Mary Bevan sings the aria 'Bless'd the day' from Handel's opera Solomon with the Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Christopher Bucknall at the harpsichord. One of two new Handel vides on the Academy of Ancient Music YouTube channels... youtube.com/watch?v=czaiXi…

Agrippina opens at The Metropolitan Opera in New York on February 6. Featured soloists in this production, conducted by Harry Bicket, include Iestyn Davies MBE - Countertenor, Joyce DiDonato, Brenda Rae and Duncan Rock. metopera.org/season/2019-20…

Save the date - Handel Aria Competition’s Artistic Director Sarah Brailey, soprano will be a featured soloist in this Bach Society of Minnesota concert on March 13 and 14. facebook.com/story.php?stor…

It’s opening night for Rodelinda at the Dutch National Opera! In German director Claus Guth’s staging, this family tragedy unfolds in a vast house, a black box with white stairways going up and down. Singing the... operaballet.nl/en/opera/2019-…

Joyce DiDonato sings Alessandro Parisotti's "Se tu m'ami"; Salvator Rosa's "Star vicino"; Giuseppe Torelli's "Tu lo sai" and Francesco Conti's "Quella fiamma" for NPR's Tiny Desk fans. npr.org/2020/01/15/795…

Did you know that the King’s Singers now offer a summer school program in the U.S.? facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Tonight at 8pm EST, classical music station WCRB will present Boston Baroque’s performance of Handel's masterful oratorio Jephtha. Featured soloists are sopranos Ava Pine and Sonja DuToit Tengblad,... classicalwcrb.org/post/drama-han…

The Handel Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany is coming up next month! facebook.com/story.php?stor…

If you can’t see Handel’s Agrippina at the Met in NY, plan to see it in the Met HD broadcast at a theater near you. facebook.com/story.php?stor…

We are delighted that Morgan Balfour - Soprano, first prize winner the 7th Handel Aria Competition, will be presenting a recital during the London Handel... london-handel-festival.com/show/recital-m…