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London

Tender and mischievous: Andreas Ottensamer and José Gallardo shine at Wigmore Hall

By Elisabeth Schwarz, 06 July 2017
Ottensamer shared the stage at Wigmore Hall with pianist José Gallardo and together they took it by storm with the erupting scalar passages in the first movement of Weber’s Grand Duo concertant.
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London

An operatic big hitter: Juan Diego Flórez at the Royal Albert Hall

By Olivia Bell, 02 June 2017
This was less a concert of two halves than one of two tenors: able to dramatise the music of Puccini and Verdi far more effectively than his earlier Mozart, Flórez came alive.
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Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, a Matrimonio segreto for the future

By Nicolas Nguyen, 18 March 2016
Young singers, musicians and designers in this Matrimonio segreto co-produced by the three main opera companies in the Netherlands show that, on the stage and in the pit at least, the future of opera is bright.
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Sydney

Evergreen Arts Florissants and youthful Jardin des Voix deliver fine show in Sydney

By David Larkin, 12 March 2015
An imaginatively programmed and deftly executed concert from William Christie's Arts Florissants and Jardin des Voix offers many delights in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
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Cape Town

Sir James Galway in concert in Cape Town

By Leonard Goussard Heydenrych, 11 February 2015
Sir James Galway supported by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, performs flawless Mozart flute concerto in D. Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway also delivers delightful Cimarosa in a historic performance. 
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London

Fall in love all over again: Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage with British Youth Opera

By Charlotte Valori, 11 September 2013

The Secret Marriage has been a hit from its earliest days. At its 1792 première in Vienna, King Leopold II was so delighted by the performance that he ordered the whole company to repair to his mansion, be treated to a magnificent dinner, “and then play the entire opera through again, immediately”. Later, Verdi called The Secret Marriage “a perfect comedy, which contains everything that an opera buffa should”.

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Santiago de Compostela

Carlos Checa y los riesgos innecesarios: concierto de Reyes de la RFG

By Alberto Cancela, 05 January 2016
Concierto de Reyes de la RFG con el joven Carlos Checa en la dirección, frente a un obsequioso repertorio.
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