Obra: Rodrigo HWV 5: orchestral suite

Accompagnée par un Concerto Köln en grande forme, la soprano proposait un habile jeu de miroirs où des héroïnes emblématiques de l'opéra baroque italien apparaissaient sous des jours différents selon les compositeurs.

Sometimes, glancing through reviews and recordings of Baroque opera arias, one might be forgiven for wondering whether tenors and basses ever appeared on the 18th-century stage – the genre seems dominated by the exotic lives of the castrati and the incredibly exciting music that was written for them.

Eurpoa Galante, directed by violinist Fabio Biondi, performed a program of baroque concerti at the McCarter Theatre on a world tour that includes stops at some highly prestigious venues.Ever since Biondi formed his ensemble in 1990, he has been known for performing imaginative renditions of baroque favorites.