Hard to Handel is a virtuosic performance combining high baroque drama with the eerie, nostalgic and dreamy landscapes of early pop. Arias of betrayal, murderous rage and lust are juxtaposed with ballads of love and despair, reframing baroque drama in modern existential emotion and unshackling virtuosic music’s austerity with pop’s carefree energy. This is the FINAL ever performance of the critically acclaimed Hard to Handel.
