Handel Festival 31th May to 16th June 2019


Event Details

  • Date:

Festival Lecture: 1th June 2019, 10 am, Stadthaus am Markt
Prof. em. Dr. Silke Leopold (Heidelberg):
Von A(thalia) bis Z(enobia): Händels Galerie der starken Frauen (in German only)

11 am short concert Handel’s female characters – During this concert, Emerita Professor Dr. Silke Leopold will receive the City of Halle Handel Prize, which is awarded by the Handel House Foundation.

General Assembly of members with election of the Council: 1th June 2019, 2 pm, Stadthaus am Markt

Get-together of the Handel Society: 1th June 2019, as of 9 pm, courtyard of the Neue Residenz at the Domplatz

International Academic Conference: 3th to 5th June 2019, Handel House
Between Alcina and Theodora: Female Figures in the works of Handel and his contemporaries

The International Handel Research Prize 2019 will be awarded on 3th June 2019, 10 am, at the start of the International Academic Conference