George Frideric Handel

Besides presenting new works at New York's Pace, he'll stage "Semele," the 18th-century opera by George Frideric Handel, in Toronto.

China's Zhang Turns Ash Into Spectacle Alexandra A. Seno 2011

After arriving at my hotel, showering, and taking a brief nap, I headed over to the Coliseum where the English National Opera was presenting George Frideric Handel's 1738 opera, Xerxes, in a new production directed by Nicholas Hytner and conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.

George Heymont: Going For Baroque With Handel's Xerxes George Heymont 2011

Not surprisingly, the lion's share of the music in "The Enchanted Island" is by that supreme man of the theater, George Frideric Handel.

Howard Kissel: The Enchanted Island Howard Kissel 2012

Like his father, George II was a patron of George Frideric Handel, who composed many great works during his long residency in London.

The Crossover King Martin Rubin 2011

Not surprisingly, the lion's share of the music in "The Enchanted Island" is by that supreme man of the theater, George Frideric Handel.

Howard Kissel: The Enchanted Island Howard Kissel 2012

The plaques are for two poles-apart musicians: George Frideric Handel (1685-1729) and Jimi Hendrix (1942-70).

Notes and queries: What's the difference between operas and musicals? Is getting there quicker cheaper? The house where Handel and Hendrix lived 2011

Once, when the soprano Francesca Cuzzoni refused to sing an aria written by the composer George Frideric Handel, he grabbed her and threatened to dangle her out a window until she came around to his point of view she saw it quickly enough.

Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

Once, when the soprano Francesca Cuzzoni refused to sing an aria written by the composer George Frideric Handel, he grabbed her and threatened to dangle her out a window until she came around to his point of view she saw it quickly enough.

Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

Within hours of landing, I had sat at the organ upon which George Frideric Handel played the London premiere of "Messiah," stood in the poky little room where Charles Dickens wrote "Oliver Twist," and accepted my award upon the very spot that the residence of Lord Peter Wimsey had once stood, at 110A Piccadilly.

England, My England (Never Having Been There) Alan Bradley 2011

Not surprisingly, the lion's share of the music in "The Enchanted Island" is by that supreme man of the theater, George Frideric Handel.

Howard Kissel: The Enchanted Island Howard Kissel 2012