This chapter investigates the aesthetic transformations of the Handel revival in Weimar Germany, focusing on its shift from expressionist staging practices towards ideals aligned with Neue Sachlichkeit. Initially promoted through emotionally charged productions by figures like Oskar Hagen and Hanns Niedecken-Gebhard, Handel’s operas were reframed as modern through abstract symbolic and often monumental interpretations. Over time, however, critics and musicologists began advocating a more objective approach, emphasizing structural clarity and fidelity to the musical text. Drawing on performance reviews and theoretical writings, the study explores how Handel’s operas were reinterpreted as proto-modernist models, bridging historical opera with emerging concepts of objectivity in performance and dramaturgy. The chapter argues for a more inclusive view of Neue Sachlichkeit that encompasses shifts in staging, criticism, and musical thought.