He was our greatest Baroque musical hero, and yet Handel wasn't even British by birth. Tim Marlow and historian Ruth Smith explore how an opera premiere in 1711 launched his career. Show more
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He was our greatest Baroque musical hero, and yet Handel wasn't even British by birth. Tim Marlow and historian Ruth Smith explore how an opera premiere in 1711 launched his career. Show more
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