Royal Opera’s Giustino is just the ticket

Royal Opera’s Giustino is just the ticket

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Drama, Music

Half man, half machine, George Frideric Handel broke off in the autumn of 1736 from the composition of Giustino, three weeks in, to write Alcina, then went back to finish Giustino in five days. Within months both works were staged at his new base, the Theatre Royal,...