Since their found­ing in 1920, the Göt­tin­gen Inter­na­tion­al Han­del Fest­iv­al have made a sig­ni­fic­ant con­tri­bu­tion to the Han­del Renais­sance of the 20^th cen­tury. This makes them among the old­est Early Music fest­ivals in the world. Cent­ral to the pro­gramme are the annu­al opera pro­duc­tions, where many of Handel’s best-known works exper­i­enced their mod­ern world premi­eres. In Göt­tin­gen, all 42 of the composer’s oper­as were per­formed, along with numer­ous ora­tor­i­os. The ten-day fest­iv­al pro­gramme also offers a diverse selec­tion of ora­tor­i­os, gala con­certs, cham­ber music, and innov­at­ive cros­sov­er formats.

In addi­tion, there are sci­entif­ic sym­po­sia and the cham­ber music com­pet­i­tion Göt­tin­gen Han­del Com­pet­i­tion and the medi­ation pro­ject Han­del 4 Kids!. The Han­del Fest­iv­al Göt­tin­gen has thus developed into a cre­at­ive and vibrant meet­ing point for artists and music enthu­si­asts from all over the world. Since 2022, the renowned con­duct­or and spe­cial­ist in his­tor­ic­al per­form­ance prac­tice, George Pet­rou, has been lead­ing the fest­iv­al as Artist­ic Dir­ect­or. This year, the Han­del Fest­iv­al Göt­tin­gen will take place from 16 to 25 May and will be themed Laurels.

Opheli­as Cul­ture PR has been sup­port­ing the fest­iv­al with its press rela­tions in Ger­man-speak­ing coun­tries since 2008. The focus is on nation­wide press invit­a­tions and inter­views for pre-event cov­er­age to enhance the repu­ta­tion of this tra­di­tion­al fest­iv­al. We also advise Dir­ect­or Jochen Schäf­s­mei­er and the festival’s com­mu­nic­a­tions team on all pub­lic rela­tions mat­ters, from pro­gramme announce­ments to loc­al mar­ket­ing.