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Rinaldo revived: Glyndebourne tours its school-based Handel opera
Blazers and breastplates! This Rinaldo is already eight years old! It’s played at the BBC Proms while almost 40 performances have graced Glyndebourne’s festival and tour up to now, so it must be doing something right.
Community Chorus is star of the show in Glyndebourne's Agreed
Impressive performances from a 75-strong community chorus in a watery tale of love, loss and divided lands at Glyndebourne.
The Enchanted Island a rich and strange Baroque confection
Rather than compiling a Top Ten of Baroque Hits, The Enchanted Island amounts to much more than a gallimaufry of choice gobbets, seasoned with French galenterie.
Queen's dating dilemma: Handel's Partenope at Iford
Another masterful, sprightly and unstuffily fun production of Handel at Iford: Christopher Cowell's Partenope is erotically charged, well cast and comically compelling.
Ariodante at the RCM: in which technique is not enough
An impressive display of singing technique isn't enough to make RCM's Ariodante connect with hearts and minds.