To director Orpha Phelan, Handel’s Tamerlano can pose problems for modern audiences. When it premiered in 1724 the stories of Tamerlane the Tartar and his Ottoman rival Bayezid I would have been well ...
Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and ...
Ars Lyrica Houston announced its 2026-27 season, Visions & Visionaries, a six-program series that explores the power of imagination in music, spanning from the early Baroque to the Classical era.