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Carsen's modern mise en scène of Handel's opera did not stand out for originality, but for finesse and elegance and that was substantially appreciated by the audience.

Two contraltos in one room is a high concentration of contraltos; except that one of them appeared in the role of conductor.

Willy Decker's production, presented in Zürich in 2014, is revived at the Hamburgische Staatsoper with most of the same cast

As always in the librettos of the time, the historical events are just a weak excuse to stage timeless stories of jealousy, struggle for power, sexual desire – the ingredients in today's television series.

Reflections on mortality provided by the French contralto Nathalie Stutzmann conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in two works by Richard Strauss and Mozart.

Zur Eröffnung des diesjährigen Festivals gab der neue Leiter des Lucerne Festival Orchestra Riccardo Chailly seinen bejubelten Einstand mit einer grandiosen Aufführung von Mahlers Achter Symphonie.

Sara Mingardo a offert au Théâtre des Nations de Genève un programme autour du romantisme exacerbé de Mahler et Wagner qui convient bien peu à la cantatrice qui possède néanmoins une voix magnifique et qui reste incontournable dans le répertoire baroque. 

Vibrancy and dynamism at the expense of the majesty of the sacred. 

Dans le cadre de la Biennale d'Art Vocal, le chef d'oeuvre sacré de Dvořák était surtout porté par un choeur Accentus et un quatuor de solistes superbes, l'orchestre de chambre de Paris sous la direction de Laurence Equilbey s'étant montré décevant.

La Médée genevoise, entre le mythe et la femme outragée. Accourez voir le feu couver puis incendier le Grand Théâtre ! 

Pared-down sets and minimal stagework draw eyes and ears forward in concentration. Whilst the text is at times searingly erotic, Nero and Poppea never touch.

Laurent Pelly's production of Giulio Cesare is a play of references to antiquity, heroism and myth. However, it does not thrill. 

In a stunning all-Brahms programme that opened the summer festival season, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under conductor Andris Nelsons gave a stellar performance.

Seeing Zürich Opera’s new production of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria made me wonder why this is the least performed of Monteverdi's three surviving operas. 

With the brilliant chamber choir Accentus and the recently formed period orchestra Insula behind her, Laurence Equilbey knows how to immediately captivate and move the modern listener.

This near sell-out concert at the Barbican was intended as a purely vocal programme, ranging from 1710 to 1736 and featuring two female vocalists accompanied by baroque specialists The English Concert. Expertly led from the organ by Harry Bicket, the orchestra played with spirit and their rendering of Handel's Concerto Grosso Op.