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Conducted by Iván Fischer, a strong cast delivers an entertaining performance of Monteverdi's opera in a production that amuses, but does not quite thrill.

Iván Fischer’s take on Monteverdi’s opera offers a radical rewriting within the trappings of a traditional staging.

Il re pastore seems to be a work that deserves to be included in the repertoire for its undoubted qualities and not only because it foreshadows the genius of the works that will follow.

Giorgio Sangati's staging idea pits Christians vs Saracens as pop stars against dark metal.

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, the second opera of the Monteverdi 450 trilogy being toured by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, had a strong performance in Salzburg.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Monteverdi 450 trilogy began its Salzburg run with a tear-jerking concert performance of L'Orfeo.

La obra de Francesca Caccini sube al escenario en los Teatros del Canal con un reparto solvente y una ejecución musical brillante que contrastó con una escena que no terminó de funcionar.

La Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao conmemoró el aniversario del nacimiento de Claudio Monteverdi con la interpretación de L’incoronazione di Poppea en versión concierto a cargo del Ensemble Matheus con Jean-Christophe Spinosi al frente y un fuerte elenco encabezando el cartel.

Premier volet de la trilogie Monteverdi programmée à la Philharmonie en ce début de saison, cet Orfeo dirigé par Sir John Gardiner s'avère aussi envivrant musicalement que vocalement.

Was lange währt, wird ziemlich gut: Sir John Eliot Gardiner und seine Montverdis überzeugen mit dem Premieren-Ulisse in Berlin.