Franco Fagioli chante Haendel et Porpora

By Julie Jozwiak, 16 September 2014

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“Une voix aussi pure que captivante”

Reviewed at Abbaye d'Ambronay, Ambronay on 14 September 2014

Works by Handel

Works by Porpora

Franco Fagioli, Countertenor

Academia Montis Regalis

Alessandro De Marchi, Conductor

A metatheatrical take on Enrico di Borgogna in Bergamo

Laura Servidei, 25th November

A clever production enlivens a rare, early opera at the Donizetti Opera Festival. A fantastic cast and a great period orchestra seal a resounding success under the lead of Alessandro De Marchi.

*****

Vocal fireworks from Franco Fagioli

Jack Johnson, 21st September

A virtuosic display from Franco Fagioli and the Academia Montis Regalis which shone a spotlight on the works of Vivaldi's lesser-known colleague Nicola Porpora.

****1

L’italiana in Algeri in the wrestling ring at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 8th March

A classic opera buffa gets an update by Rolando Villazón to a produce a staging that celebrates the timeless vitality of Rossini’s comic imagination.

****1

Immersive Bach: St Matthew Passion at Deutsche Oper Berlin

Elena Luporini, 5th May

Benedikt von Peter's new staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion premieres at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, under Alessandro De Marchi. But despite the good synergy between director and conductor and a first-rate vocal ensemble, the production falls somewhat flat.

***11

Rossini's Ermione returns to its birthplace in Naples

Lorenzo Fiorito, 7th November

A bland staging: at the end what really emerged was Rossini’s glorious music, its intelligent construction and perfect beauty.

***11

A metatheatrical take on Enrico di Borgogna in Bergamo

Laura Servidei, 25th November

A clever production enlivens a rare, early opera at the Donizetti Opera Festival. A fantastic cast and a great period orchestra seal a resounding success under the lead of Alessandro De Marchi.

*****

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Julie Jozwiak

Après des études en lettres et musicologie ainsi qu’un master d’école de commerce, Julie Jozwiak s’est consacrée à la production de concerts classiques. Elle est harpiste, choriste et violoniste, mais se définit surtout comme mélomane passionnée, et affectionne aussi beaucoup la danse classique qu’elle a longtemps pratiquée. Son amour inconditionnel du spectacle vivant l’incite à se rendre quasi quotidiennement au concert, à l’opéra, au ballet, au théâtre… ou à tout autre type de performance scénique.

Franco Fagioli chante Porpora et Haendel