Karlsruhe Handel Festival 2024

If you want Handel, come to Karlsruhe! Look forward to this year's Handel stars in Karlsruhe.

SIROE, RE DI PERSIA: Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Sophie Junker, Shira Patchornik, Filippo Mineccia, Oğulcan Yilmaz

OTTONE, RE DI GERMANIA: Yuriy Mynenko, Lucía Martín Cartón, Raffaele Pe, Sonia Prina, Ks. Ina Schlingensiepen, Nathanaël Tavernier

Around the birthday of the composer George Frideric Handel, Handel fans from all over the world will gather in Karlsruhe to celebrate the 46th INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL-FESTSTPIELE KARLSRUHE from February 16 to March 4, 2024 and be inspired by the magnificence of Handel's works.

The 46th INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL-FESTSPIELE at the BADISCHEN STAATSTHEATER are an international meeting place for all friends of early music. music.

The opening performance will be the rarely performed Handel opera Siroe, Re di Persia, one of the few stage works by the master never before performed in Karlsruhe master has never been performed in Karlsruhe. The story of the "Persian" heir to the throne Siroe is a mixture of political thriller and fantasy spectacle in a post-apocalyptic time. A battle for power and forbidden love, jealousy, betrayal and intrigue, Handel wrote magnificent music full of shades and contrasting emotions. Under the musical direction musical direction by Attilio Cremonesi, directed by the artistic director Ulrich Peters and with sets by Christian Floeren, singers include Rafał Tomkiewicz, Sophie Junker, Shira Patchornik and Filippo Mineccia. The revival of the opera, which was always sold out in 2023 Ottone, Re di Germania is on the program. Under the lively direction of Carlo Ipata and in the aesthetically subtle staging by Carlos Wagner, the brilliant countertenor brilliant countertenor Yuriy Mynenko once again sings the title role.

There will be a special FESTSPIEL event for children and families. With the opera Schaf by Sophie Kassies and directed by Anja Kühnhold, an enchanting baroque baroque music theater work for children with arias by Purcell, Handel and Monteverdi will be shown.

In addition to the festive concert by the DEUTSCHE HÄNDEL-SOLISTEN under the direction of conductor Julian Perkins, two gala concerts are on the program this year. The concert Hamburger Freunde with the LA STAGIONE Frankfurt orchestra will feature Handel alongside his contemporaries Keiser, Telemann and Matheson, a reunion with Max Emanuel Cencic in the gala concert Arias for Senesino with the {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna under the direction of Martyna Pastuszka.

A concert with the classical band Spark and countertenor Valer Sabadus offers a combination of tradition and trends. Handel's birthday is finally celebrated once again with a big party at a special location with the participation of the highly virtuoso baroque band Red Priest. The BADISCHE STAATSKAPELLE will conclude the 46th INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL-FESTSPIELE in 2024 with a symphony concert.

The INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL FESTIVALS stand for the highest artistic level and international baroque enjoyment at its finest. With their program, the DEUTSCHE HÄNDEL-SOLISTEN ensure a lively and exciting reception of baroque works.