Alcina review – vocal brilliance from DiDonato
Despite fine individual achievements, this concert performance of Handel’s opera lacked coherence and sensuality, writes Tim Ashley
Handel: Jephtha review – deeply profound music, beautifully performed
Harry Christophers, the Sixteen and top soloists make this a Jephtha to treasure, writes Stephen Pritchard
Rinaldo at Glyndebourne review – entertaining but ultimately trivial
Four strong countertenors are on display in this school-based setting of Handel's opera, but the consistent playing for laughs feels both relentless and evasive, writes George Hall
Handel: Tamerlano review – Sabata, Cencic and Ainsley excel
Fine soloists and the excellent Il pomo d'oro rise to the challenge of this knotty Handel opera, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Handel: Duetti da Camera review – unfamiliar and glorious
La Risonanza are endlessly inventive with this latest in their Handel series, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Handel: Tamerlano review – Minasi’s conducting is second to none
The work's severity and sensuousness arewonderfully captured by Il Pomod'Oro, writes Tim Ashley
Rodelinda review – as restrained as it is over the top
ENO's outstanding new Rodelinda is a reminder of the everyday brilliance of Handel, writes Fiona Maddocks
Arianna in Creta – review
This opera's characters and drama are far from convincing, but it was beautifully performed at the London Handel festival, writes Tim Ashley
Iestyn Davies: Your Tuneful Voice – review
A recital of alto arias from Handel's oratorios sung with quite astonishing beauty, writes Tim Ashley
Acis and Galatea – review
Even with Handel's wretched lovers at their lowest ebb, this concert was a tonic, writes Kate Kellaway
Acis and Galatea – review
The Early Opera Company's Handel glories continue with a winningly tuneful performance of his pastoral mini-opera
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Christie – review
William Christie and the OAE thrill with 'shocking' works by Handel and Rameau, sung exquisitely by Sandrine Piau, writes Tim Ashley
Handel: Serse – review
Nicholas Kenyon can't fault this stellar recording of Handel's opera
Birth of the Symphony: Handel to Haydn – review
This first disc on the AAM's new label is a spirited survey of the 18th-century's new love affair with the symphony, writes Fiona Maddocks
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo – review
A crack team delivers some staggering Handel arias, writes Nicholas Kenyon