October 13, 2025
Handel in the Playhouse (Opella Nova Records, ONCD 014)
L’Avventura London and director Žak Ozmo uncover a fascinating chapter in Handel’s reception history. Drawing on new musicological research, this recording explores the vibrant world of eighteenth-century ballad operas—comic theatre pieces that shamelessly borrowed Handel’s melodies, added new English texts, and transformed them into popular...