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The superstar countertenor revisit the site of one of their early successes, with hits from Monteverdi and the court of Louis XIII. It makes for an extraordinary evening.

Mezzo soprano Karen Cargill and the Scottish Ensemble guest-led by Matthew Truscott in a programme of music from Purcell to Stravinsky all inspired by tales from Ancient Greece.

While maybe not for the musical puritans, this was the perfect showcase for an exceptional group of musicians to demonstrate their formidable technical and interpretative talents and to respectfully give some new vitality to the magical works of Purcell.

Arcangelo and three excellent singers performed 17th-century music inspired by Shakespeare in a vivid and amusing performance. Lipstick and pashmina anyone?

L'Arpeggiata fascinate, amuse, move to tears - in not even two hours.

Ob rein musikalisch oder dramaturgisch lieferten Ensemble und amüsantes Textkonzept Eva Ximena Traas anschaulichen und genüsslich hörbaren Beweis für die Klasse dieses Programms und dieser Oboenband.

Pour les quinze ans de leur collaboration, le contre-ténor et l'ensemble de Christina Pluhar explorent tout le potentiel émotionnel des mélodies baroques européennes autour d'un programme porté sur l'amour.

Le contre-ténor et ses complices ont livré un concert de haut vol, s'aventurant aussi bien dans des danses endiablées que dans des pages bouleversantes...

Die zusammengestellte Theater-Suite und Lobgesänge gerieten zwangsläufig zur Ode an die eigene Extraklasse von Instrumentalensemble und mitgebrachten Vokalisten.