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300 Years of the 'Rival Queens': Handel's 1726 Opera Season

Two sopranos, one castrato and the season London decided was a feud.

History

At Foundling Museum.

In 1726 Handel wrote Alessandro and Scipione, brought the soprano Faustina Bordoni to London and gave her and the reigning prima donna Francesca Cuzzoni equal roles; the fans manufactured the rest. A small display in the top-floor Handel Gallery on the two singers, the alto castrato Senesino and the composer who kept them all working. Included in admission (£14.50, free for under-22s).

Where
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ
Nearest station
Russell Square · 4 min walk

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