Cambridge Handel Opera Company (CHOC) presents three online, interactive discussions focussed on key aspects of preparing a performance. Audiences will discover how a CHOC opera production reaches the stage. Artistic Director Julian Perkins, and invited guests, explore the essentials of baroque music drama. Illustrated with musical examples and giving the audience opportunities to participate in a Q&A.

The title of the first discussion is Ornamenting Handel. What (if any) should be the limits of ornamentation, what role can the instruments play, and who decides and how? Julian Perkins and a singer explore how Italian operas such as Tamerlano allow for creativity by both singers and instrumentalists.