Handel House Museum: Castrati and Divas
George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), the well travelled German born baroque composer and organist, resided in England from 1712 and became a British citizen in 1727. He is chiefly remembered for his choral works, specially the oratorio Messiah (1741) and, for orchestra, his Water Music suite (c.1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (c.1749). Dublin audiences were no strangers to the music of George Frederick Handel. In 1741 he arrived at the invitation of the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Lieutenant…
