BBC Proms: Handel’s ‘Alexander’s Feast’
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]Award-winning Baroque dynamos Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra, praised for their ‘stylish verve’ and ‘rich insight and charisma’, make their Proms debut with a Handel rarity that celebrates the power of music itself.
Alexander’s Feast is an oratorio of operatic intensity, setting John Dryden’s poem about the musician Timotheus, who stirs Alexander the Great to destructive revenge. The piece is heard for the first time at the Proms in the three-part version the composer made for performances in Dublin in 1742.
Programme
Handel Alexander’s Feast (1742 version) 107’
(sung in English)
- Hilary Cronin soprano
- Hugh Cutting counter-tenor
- Stuart Jackson tenor
- Irish Baroque Chorus
- Irish Baroque Orchestra
- Peter Whelan conductor
There will be one interval
More Information
Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Irish Baroque Chorus, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan conductor
Other key names: Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting, Stuart Jackson
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's, U14's to be accompanied by adult
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BBC Proms: Handel’s ‘Alexander’s Feast’
Saturday, 30 Aug 2025 @7.30pm
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
Award-winning Baroque dynamos Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra, praised for their ‘stylish verve’ and ‘rich insight and charisma’, make their Proms debut with a Handel rarity that celebrates the power of music itself.
Alexander’s Feast is an oratorio of operatic intensity, setting John Dryden’s poem about the musician Timotheus, who stirs Alexander the Great to destructive revenge. The piece is heard for the first time at the Proms in the three-part version the composer made for performances in Dublin in 1742.
Programme
Handel Alexander’s Feast (1742 version) 107’
(sung in English)
- Hilary Cronin soprano
- Hugh Cutting counter-tenor
- Stuart Jackson tenor
- Irish Baroque Chorus
- Irish Baroque Orchestra
- Peter Whelan conductor
There will be one interval
Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Irish Baroque Chorus, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan conductor
Other key names: Hilary Cronin, Hugh Cutting, Stuart Jackson
Doors open: 6:30 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's, U14's to be accompanied by adult
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