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Extra time and penalties beckon as Julia Lezhneva displays rapidfire coloratura and endless stamina in an evening capped with seven encores. 

Hell holds no fury like a woman scorned, and it was certainly so in Greek mythology, celebrated in this outstanding Aldeburgh Festival performance by the Britten Sinfonia and Helen Charlston.

Joyce DiDonato and Craig Terry present a wide-ranging exploration of isolation and reunion, from Baroque to jazz.

Jamie Barton and Kathleen Kelly offer a thought-provoking meditation on women as they are portrayed and as they portray themselves.

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.

Franziska Gottwald's superb mezzo voice and technique combined with dedicated commitment to text makes for a satisfying concert at Rosdorf near Göttingen during the Handel festival

Anna Bonitatibus provides an object lesson in compelling Baroque singing with a concert featuring "Heroines of Antiquity"

It’s a rare treat to experience a performance given by two musicians at the height of their craft, especially when the performers in question are Cecilia Bartoli and Daniel Barenboim.

Stephanie Blythe appeared in recital with Les Violons du Roy Saturday evening at the Maison Symphonique de Montréal, the second stop in a seven-city tour that the renowned mezzo-soprano is taking with the ensemble this fall. Blythe performed Haydn’s infrequently heard cantata Arianna a Naxos and favorite arias from Handel’s Giulio Cesare.

En duo avec un David Fray excellent pour chercher le théâtre à chaque coin de note, la mezzo-soprano a proposé un récital d'exception dans un programme foisonnant, entre classicisme et bel canto.

La mezzosoprano estadounidense ofreció un recital en el que el oficio y la experiencia que dan muchas tablas ayudaron a resolver con dignidad los nuevos retos.

La Orquesta Barroca de Helsinki y la soprano Monica Groop interpretan un programa dedicado a compositores del siglo XVIII en un concierto falto de emoción.