Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento

Por Dominic Lowe, 01 abril 2016

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“Erica Eloff... tossed off countless high notes with great panache”

Crítica hecha desde St George's, Hanover Square, Londres el 31 marzo 2016

Handel, L'Elpidia, overo Li rivali generosi, HWV A1

Opera Settecento

Leo Duarte, Dirección

Erica Eloff, Elpidia

Rupert Enticknap, Olindus

Maria Schellenberg, Rosmilda

Ru Charlesworth, Vitiges

Christopher Jacklin, Belisario

Joseph Bolger, Ormonte

Orchestra of Opera Settecento

Lucio Papirio bei den digitalen Händel-Festspielen Halle

Jens Klier, 30th May

Zur Aufführung gelangte ein neuzeitlich premiertes Opern-Pasticcio, dem das junge Ensemble mit innewohnender Entdeckerlust und stimmlichen Fähigkeiten zu einem – damals noch versagten – Erfolg verhalf.

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Metastasio's tale of noble Roman suicide was made into a pasticcio by Handel in 1732: and, after 283 years of silence, returned to the London stage as part of the 2015 London Handel Festival.

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When compared to the operas of Handel, Vivaldi’s operas are still relative rarities either on stage or in concert. There have been a handful of performances in UK in the last five years...

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Laurent Pelly y Gustavo Gimeno dirigen una encantadora producción de La novia vendida en la que todos los intérpretes extrajeron la mejor esencia de la música de Smetana.

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Generous rivals? Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento