SCO 22-23: Handel: Music for the Royals

HANDEL: MUSIC FOR THE ROYALS

Bernard Labadie Conductor

Lydia Teuscher Soprano

Iestyn Davies Countertenor

Neal Davies Bass Baritone

Peter Franks Trumpet

SCO Chorus 

Gregory Batsleer Chorus Director

HANDEL Coronation Anthems: Zadok The Priest; The King Shall Rejoice 

HANDEL Water Music Suite No 1 in F

HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks

HANDEL Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne

George Frideric Handel was a superstar composer in 18th-century London. But he saved his most extravagant offerings for royal occasions, creating music expressly conceived to impress and astonish.

Join distinguished Canadian conductor Bernard Labadie for some of Handel’s dazzling works designed to delight kings and queens, in the company of a starry line-up of international soloists and the choral might of the SCO Chorus.

The exuberant Water Music, written for George I to hear on the River Thames, and the glittering Music for the Royal Fireworks, created for a spectacular pyrotechnic display in 1749 to mark the end of war, are rightly two of Handel’s best-loved works.

The roof-raising choral glories of Zadok the Priest and The King Shall Rejoice – two of the four Coronation Anthems written for the accession of George II in 1727 – open and close the concert in lavish style, while the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne is a joyful anniversary celebration from 1713.

Subscription booking opens: 10am Wednesday 25 May

Single ticket booking opens: 10am Monday 27 June

HOW TO BOOK YOUR SUBSCRIPTION:

Book for a minimum of 4 concerts to be eligible for the Subscription discounts. If you were an SCO Subscriber in 2019/20, we have secured your seats and will hold them until Friday 24 June.

Subscribe online at www.sco.org.uk/subscriptions 

You will be able to renew your Subscription or book a new one online from 25 May. Online Subscriptions work best for customers who require the same seats for each performance. If your Subscription is likely to be more complicated and you would like varying numbers of seats and/or different seating locations, you are advised to fill out a booking form and return it by post.

Subscribe by Post:

You will also be able to use the booking forms either within our 2022/23 Season brochure, or, for previous Subscribers, a pre-filled form that you'll receive at home. All booking forms should be returned to SCO Subscriptions, 4 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB by Friday 24 June.