Summary: "Haendel: Radamisto (Act 3)" London’s Royal Academy of Music was formed in 1720, with sixty-two original subscribers, a place on the stock market, a royal subsidy from George I, and annual subscribers for each season. Their financial resources were secure and the directors sought to engage to best singers from Italy, and they hired composers in residence as well. George Frederic Handel was hired as master of the orchestra and given an annual salary. Between 1711 and 1740 Handel wrote upwards of 40 Italian operas, most of which are stunning masterpieces of the form. Radamisto, was Handel's first opera composed for the Academy. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/rada-04 [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]
