Under the direction of Jonathan Cohen in his debut as Artistic Adviser, the massed orchestral and choral forces are joined by a star-studded line-up of international soloists to perform one of Handel’s most inventive, unique, and inspiring works.

Based on the imaginative poetry of John Milton, Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato is a breathtaking collision of darkness and light, innocence and experience: a celebration of the wonders of nature and the mysteries of life, and a superbly apt work with which to introduce a significant new chapter in the story of the London Handel Festival.