George Frideric Handel
dal 27/1/2002 al 26/1/2002
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George Frideric Handel
Handel House Museum, London
The first series of events at the Handel House Museum is still under way! Please read the information on remaining events. The Handel House Museum, the former home of the celebrated eighteenth-century composer George Frideric Handel, is open to the public on 8th November 2001.
The first series of events at the Handel House Museum
The Handel House Museum, the former home of the celebrated eighteenth-century composer George Frideric Handel, is open to the public on 8th November 2001.
Handel lived at 25 Brook Street, London W1, from 1723 until his death in 1759. The Museum will celebrate the life of the composer and promote knowledge of his contribution to British and international cultural life. The Museum occupies Handel's former home and the adjacent house, and will allow for the display and interpretation of objects relating to his life. Rooms will be used for musical rehearsals, bringing to life the house where masterpieces such as Messiah, the Coronation Anthems and Music for the Royal Fireworks were originally composed.
This will be the first museum devoted to a composer in London and offers rare access to beautifully restored Georgian interiors. The fine art, including loans from major British private and public collections, will be displayed in the four main rooms of 25 Brook Street and will illustrate themes such as 'Handel's London', whilst the adjoining house (where rock musician Jimi Hendrix had a flat in 1968/69) will provide temporary exhibition space and room for educational activities.
Highlights from the displays include a letter from Handel, an autograph leaf from the oratorio 'Esther' and an arrangement of a Handel fugue by Mozart. The Museum will be rich with works of art including a portrait of Handel from the Royal Collection, a portrait of the soprano 'Faustina Bordoni' by Bartolomeo Nazari and a portrait of the composer 'JC Smith the Younger' by Johann Zoffany.
EVENTS JANUARY- FEBRUARY 2002
28 Jan Handel vs Hogarth Course - tour of Handel's house with
10am-12.30pm the Director followed by lecture Handel in Rehearsal
SOLD OUT £15/£10 at Tate Britain; 020 7887 8888.
29 Jan Talk - 'Handel and 18thc Sexuality' by Dr Ellen Harris
4-4.45 pm Free with admission; Handel House Museum.
6 Feb Handel vs Hogarth Course - Concert in the new Hogarth
6.30-8pm and the Theatre of Life gallery
£15/£10 at Tate Britain; 020 7887 8888.
14 Feb 'Figuring it Out' - discover organ continuo with
10.30am-5.30pm Christopher Hogwood and Laurence Cummings
£25/£20 full day; £15/£12 half day; St George's Hanover Square.
Book through the Handel House Museum.
16 Feb Saturday Children's workshop - 'The Violin Story'
10.30am-11.30am Event and admission free for children. Handel House Museum.
19 Feb J C Smith, Handel's friend and pupil will escort you
1, 2 and 3pm around the composer's home.
Free with admission; Handel House Museum.
20 Feb Children's costume workshop - making 18thc costumes.
10.30am-12.30pm Free for children; Regent Hall, book through Handel House Museum
21 Feb Children's composition workshop
10am-4pm Event and admission free for children; Handel House Museum.
22 Feb J C Smith, Handel's friend and pupil will escort you
1, 2 and 3pm around the composer's home.
Free with admission; Handel House Museum.
23 Feb Scratch Messiah
6.30 pm £12/£10 to sing; £10/£8 audience; St George's Hanover Square
Book through the Handel House Museum.
26 Feb Ariodante Study event at English National Opera
7pm £12.50; ENO Friends, 020 7845 9467.
Thursday Evening Events: The Handel House Museum is open until 8pm every Thursday with live music and talks. Contact the Museum for further details.
Further details of events can be found in the Education and Events booklet available in Reception, AV Room and Shop.
For events taking place in the Handel House Museum, phone 020 7495 1685.
The Handel House Museum is located at 25 Brook Street, London W1 (Bond Street/Oxford Circus tube). Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-6pm; Sunday 12-6pm. Also open late on Thursdays until 8pm. Admission £4.50/£3.50/£2.
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm (late night opening Thursday, 8pm) Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays, 12pm-6pm
Prices: Adults £4.50, Concessions £3.50, Children £2.00
The Handel House Museum
25 Brook Street, London W1
(nearest tube: Bond Street)
Entrance in Lancashire Court
for public information: 020 7495 1685