The English Concert - Handel: Serse - Apple Music

Handel’s tragicomic opera Serse was a failure at the box office when it was first staged in 1738 but thanks to a spate of modern productions and recordings, it has since become one of the composer’s most popular works. Following a run of concert performances of Serse in May 2022, conductor Harry Bicket took his fine cast into the studio, along with The English Concert. The result is a recording that catches the fizz of a live show while adding high polish to Handel’s inspired music. This is arguably the finest Serse on record.