Tag Archives: baroque opera

almira, königin von castilien

Posted on December 15, 2011 by operamission

operamission will present the North American Premiere of G. F. Händel’s first opera, Almira. This beautiful three-act opera which was written in 1704 by the talented and precocious nineteen-year-old composer, soon to take the opera world by storm, has a libretto in … Continue reading →

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handel alert

Posted on October 24, 2011 by operamission

Processing, planning, moving forward… August and September of 2011 have made up a true whirlwind of operatic activity. We attacked, both in unique operamission fashion, two of the greatest operas in the repertoire – Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and … Continue reading →

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handel – a quarter of a millenium

Posted on October 31, 2009 by operamission

We are pleased to announce our upcoming presentation… In marking the 250th Anniversary of the end George Frideric Handel’s massive accomplishment, we are bringing some of the hottest highlights of Baroque Opera to New York City. Please join us Friday, … Continue reading →

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Baroque Performance Institute

Posted on July 8, 2009 by operamission

After finishing a nicely fulfilling, enjoyable, and ultimately relaxing Oregonian ‘BB5’ I headed into the second of two weeks of one of my favorite musical endeavors. The Oberlin College-Conservatory of Music hosts one of our country’s oldest and finest baroque music … Continue reading →

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