FASS Music: Handel in London - the Foundling Museum

In association with the London Handel Festival and the Foundling Museum, we talk to Katharine Hogg, Librarian for the Handel Collection at the Foundling Museum, about the astounding materials the museum holds on Handel. George Frideric Handel grew up in Halle, Germany, before working as a composer in Hamburg, Italy and Hanover.

He settled in London in 1712, where he lived until his death in 1759. During this time, he developed a close relationship with the British monarchy and became a naturalised British citizen.