Welcome to The Handel Institute
The Handel Institute, established in 1987, is a British registered charity (no. 296615) which promotes study and appreciation of the music and life of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759).
Detail from a portrait of Handel (1726–8), attributed to Balthasar Denner: National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 1976
Latest News
Study Day – 28 November 2024
Registration is now open for a Handel Institute Study Day on Handel’s Deidamia: Myth, Literature, Music to be held at the Foundling Museum, London on 28 November 2024.
Conference 2025 – Call for Papers
The Fourteenth Handel Institute Conference will take place from 21–23 November 2025. The deadline for proposals for papers is 31 May 2025.
Conference Awards
Closing dates for applications are 30 April, 31 August and 30 November annually.
Opera Awards
The next closing date for applications is 30 November 2024, for a production to take place within two years of the award being made.