Roberta Invernizzi dazzles in Baroque battle

Von Mark Pullinger, 21 Juli 2015

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“Invernizzi’s lower register has a diamond-hard edge but the top is buttery soft”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wigmore Hall, London, am 21 Juli 2015

Vivaldi, Ercole su'l Termodonte, RV 710: Da due venti

Vivaldi, Griselda, RV 718: Ombre vane, ingiusti orrori

Händel, Rodrigo, HWV 5: Overture

Vivaldi, Catone in Utica, RV 705: Se mai senti spirati sul volto

Vivaldi, Dorilla in Tempe, RV709: Rete, lacci e strali adopra

Händel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Piangerò la sorte mia

Vivaldi, Dorilla in Tempe, RV709: Sinfonia in C major

Händel, Rodelinda, HWV 19: Ritorna, o caro e dolce mio tesoro

Händel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Da tempeste

Vivaldi, Ottone in Villa, RV 729: Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele

Vivaldi, Juditha triumphans, RV 644: Armatae face et anguibus

Roberta Invernizzi, Sopran

La Risonanza

Fabio Bonizzoni, Musikalische Leitung

Handel's Esther at the Halle Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 3rd June

Overall a good performance of Handel's oratorio Esther at the Halle Festival, but some problems with the soloists unfortunately let it down.

***11

Handel's Esther at the Halle Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 3rd June

Overall a good performance of Handel's oratorio Esther at the Halle Festival, but some problems with the soloists unfortunately let it down.

***11

Legrenzis Il Totila bei den Tagen Alter Musik in Herne

Jens Klier, 15th November

Zwei unterschiedliche Hälften bescheiden der generell löblichen Opernentdeckung Quintavalles mit Nuovo Aspetto ein eher durchwachsenes neuzeitliches erstes Mal.

***11

Disappointing outing for Scarlatti in the Halle Handel Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 13th June

Scarlatti's oratorio proves a rather disappointing outing for Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante, not helped by the venue's acoustics.

**111

Orfeo: el delicado equilibrio del brotar de la música

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 20th February

Europa Galante y el Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música se unen en el escenario bajo la dirección de Fabio Biondi para dar vida a Orfeo, de Monteverdi.

****1

A remarkable rendition of Handel’s Silla at the Enescu Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 5th September

Europa Galante's musicians’ collective expertise in playing music of the 17th and 18th centuries is indisputable and was in full display once again in Bucharest.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Handel vs Vivaldi: Roberta Invernizzi dazzles in Baroque battle at Wigmore Hall