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A pasticcio of superb musicianship is the main event at the Venice-themed Whitsun Festival.

Federico Maria Sardelli leads a great cast of specialists in a new production by Fabio Ceresa, perfectly attuned to the Baroque style. 

Holland Baroque brings Silk Baroque to the Valletta Baroque Festival showcasing Wu Wei on sheng and erhu with music from traditional Chinese through Bach arranged with a modern twist.

Ann Hallenberg leads a feast of fine singing, but the opera suffers from a somewhat confused, confusing production by Gianluca Falaschi.

Maxim Emelyanychev and violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky provided Russian thrills in a baroque programme with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra on top form.

Nicola Benedetti, the Festival's artist-in-residence, captures perfectly the intoxicating mix of Italian early music with her handpicked Baroque Orchestra.

In an upbeat programme, Cecilia Bartoli and the Musiciens du Prince-Monaco pay tribute to the dynamism of four leading Baroque composers.

A great performance of Vivaldi's only surviving oratorio, with Marie-Nicole Lemieux as the protagonist, under the baton of Jean-Chirstophe Spinosi.