The Portrait Players

Handel's Salon

Experience one-hour evening concerts in Handel’s historic London home, featuring exceptional early music in a relaxed and historically rich setting.

Join The Portrait Players to celebrate the creativity and ingenuity of 17th-century women in Italy who made their careers as composers and performers: Barbara Strozzi, the most published composer of her time; Francesca Caccini, composer of the oldest known opera by a woman; and Isabella Leonarda, a nun writing prolifically in both vocal and instrumental genres.

Alongside her historical colleagues, The Portrait Players are delighted to feature contemporary composer Clare Elton in premiering songs set to the sonnets of 16th-century poet Louise Labé. The premiere is the culmination of the Louise Labe Song Project, which The Portrait Players launched in 2024.

Handel Hendrix House
Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Handel Hendrix House, London
6:30pm
£25

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Experience one-hour evening concerts in Handel’s historic London home, featuring exceptional early music in a relaxed and historically rich setting.

Join The Portrait Players to celebrate the creativity and ingenuity of 17th-century women in Italy who made their careers as composers and performers: Barbara Strozzi, the most published composer of her time; Francesca Caccini, composer of the oldest known opera by a woman; and Isabella Leonarda, a nun writing prolifically in both vocal and instrumental genres.

Alongside her historical colleagues, The Portrait Players are delighted to feature contemporary composer Clare Elton in premiering songs set to the sonnets of 16th-century poet Louise Labé. The premiere is the culmination of the Louise Labe Song Project, which The Portrait Players launched in 2024.