Performer: Irini Karaianni

Mit Zingarellis Giulietta e Romeo stand am Pfingstsamstag eine eher unbekannte Vertonung der berühmten Shakespeare-Tragödie auf dem Spielplan, die eine Entdeckung durchaus wert ist.

It is perhaps inevitable that a Greek Baroque ensemble on their first visit to the Proms would want to showcase a programme with a link to their ancient heritage. 

Il Trionfo di Clelia is one of almost 50 operas composed by Gluck, many of which are unknown to the average opera-goer. What makes it interesting, in terms of the history of opera, is that it marks a return to opera seria only months after the first performance of his celebrated Orfeo ed Euridice, widely regarded as the cornerstone of 'reform opera', to which simplicity of plot and music were key.