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Handel’s Heroines: Lucy Crowe OBE, Bridget Cunningham & London Early Opera

Add to my Calendar 23-04-2026 19:00 23-04-2026 21:00 36 Handel’s Heroines: Lucy Crowe OBE, Bridget Cunningham & London Early Opera Internationally acclaimed soprano Lucy Crowe OBE joins conductor and harpsichordist Bridget Cunningham for a spellbinding evening of opera. Featuring music from the operas Rodelinda, Cesare and Semele, Lucy Crowe OBE and harspichordist Bridget Cunningham present the best of Handel in the beautiful surroundings of the Picture Gallery. The programme will also include Handel’s instrumental music performed by baroque musicians from London Early Opera as well as John Stanley’s The Power of Music and Beauty alongside compositions found in the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, such as Alexander’s Feast. Expect a night of vocal fireworks and baroque brilliance – this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for lovers of Handel, history and opera. There will be an opportunity to purchase drinks from our bar before the show and in the interval. Foundling Museum, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square
Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AZ
England

Tickets

Prices: £50 - £65
Ticket booking link: Book Tickets

Programme

George Frideric Handel – Rodelinda, HWV 19
John Stanley – The Power of Music and Beauty
George Frideric Handel – Alexander's Feast, HWV 75
George Frideric Handel – Semele, HWV 58
George Frideric Handel – Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17

Performers

Lucy Crowe – soprano
Bridget Cunningham – harpsichord

London Early Opera

Programme Note

Internationally acclaimed soprano Lucy Crowe OBE joins conductor and harpsichordist Bridget Cunningham for a spellbinding evening of opera.

Featuring music from the operas Rodelinda, Cesare and Semele, Lucy Crowe OBE and harspichordist Bridget Cunningham present the best of Handel in the beautiful surroundings of the Picture Gallery.

The programme will also include Handel’s instrumental music performed by baroque musicians from London Early Opera as well as John Stanley’s The Power of Music and Beauty alongside compositions found in the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, such as Alexander’s Feast.

Expect a night of vocal fireworks and baroque brilliance – this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for lovers of Handel, history and opera.

There will be an opportunity to purchase drinks from our bar before the show and in the interval.

Handel’s Heroines: Lucy Crowe OBE, Bridget Cunningham & London Early Opera

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