Neue Kritikenmehr...
Lucio Papirio bei den digitalen Händel-Festspielen Halle
Zur Aufführung gelangte ein neuzeitlich premiertes Opern-Pasticcio, dem das junge Ensemble mit innewohnender Entdeckerlust und stimmlichen Fähigkeiten zu einem – damals noch versagten – Erfolg verhalf.
Hidden princes: Hasse's Demetrio from Opera Settecento
The enterprising forces of Opera Settecento brought the nearly forgotten music of Hasse's Demetrio to the Cadogan Hall, and in the process showed that this composer can easily match his more popular contemporaries.
Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento
A pasticcio not seen since 1725, Elpidia contains some excellent music... even if it isn't by Handel!
Cut-and-shut Baroque: Handel's Catone in Utica
Metastasio's tale of noble Roman suicide was made into a pasticcio by Handel in 1732: and, after 283 years of silence, returned to the London stage as part of the 2015 London Handel Festival.
Vivaldi's Griselda launches Opera Settecento
When compared to the operas of Handel, Vivaldi’s operas are still relative rarities either on stage or in concert. There have been a handful of performances in UK in the last five years...