Franzpeter Messmer:  Georg Friedrich Händel

A Biography

This new biography establishes close links between Händel’s personal life and his artistic development. From the Hamburg Opera House on the Gänsemarkt, his career took him via glorious periods in Florence and Rome to London, where he played a key role in that city’s rise to a world centre for music. In addition to new biographical details – such as Händel’s homosexuality – Franzpeter Messmer provides a fascinating insight into the glittering world of opera. Messmer also sheds light on the role of the freelance composer as a forerunner of musical modernity.