In continued efforts of bringing extraordinary musical experiences to audiences everywhere amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Philharmonia Baroque Productions releases the live audio recording of Handel's Saul, the award-winning performance from April 2019 with Handel expert and outgoing PBO Music Director Nicholas McGegan at the helm. With an all-star cast featuring rising star countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen as David, alongside the Orchestra & Chorale, this digital-only release is the 14th on Philharmonia's recording label, and marks the final worldwide recording release of Nicholas McGegan's tenure as Music Director. “Expansive and beautifully sung.... Cohen's singing boasts a combination of ethereal beauty and robust physicality that few countertenors can quite achieve.” —Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle “McGegan, who during the last 33 years has made Philharmonia Baroque the most robust of American early music ensembles and who takes infectious pleasure in Handel, was in his element.” —Mark Swed, Los