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Handel in Italy

Dates
05 November 2026, 6:00pm

Venue
Performance Hall

Tickets
£6.50 (incl ticket fee)

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

A close up of a pair of hands playing the harpsichord

05 November 2026, 6:00pm

Venue
Performance Hall

Tickets
£6.50 (incl ticket fee)

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

Monteverdi Laetatus Sum
Carissimi Jephte
Handel Cara Speme
Vivaldi Verdro Con Mio
Monteverdi Zefiro Torna
Monteverdi Pur ti Miro
Handel Un Pensiero
Monteverdi Beatus Vir

Hear a selection of sparkling works by Handel from his time in Italy – where he was a great hit with audiences – in a lively performance directed from the harpsichord by Luke Mitchell and featuring countertenor Zheng Jiang.

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Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
   Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
   High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles

   Paddington: 1.5 miles
   Victoria: 2 miles

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Saturday: 8.30am-4.30pm (term time only)

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