Between Myth and History

At this year's symposium, renowned scholars will address the subject of the reception of antiquity in the Baroque era. Greek myth and scenes from Greek history also figured in George Frideric Handel's operas and oratorios. In order to contextualize his own unique approach to antiquity, the symposium will first focus on two cultural regions that were of significance to Handel: Rome and London. Subsequently, specific works from the genres of opera and oratorio will be illuminated more closely.