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Rome

A rare outing for Handel's Rodelinda in Rome

By Pia Maltri, 22 November 2024

La Lira di Orfeo and Raffaele Pe bring Handel's opera in a concert performance to the Parco della Musica.

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Rome

22 Nov 2024

A rare outing for Handel's Rodelinda in Rome

By Pia Maltri

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Zurich

Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich

By Laura Servidei, 29 September 2024

Christophe Dumaux shines as Arsamene in Nina Russi’s enjoyable production of Handel’s masterpiece revived at the Opernhaus Zürich under the baton of Enrico Onofri.

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Zurich

29 Sep 2024

Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich

By Laura Servidei

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Venice

Il Bajazet: Vivaldi’s pasticcio given an extravagant staging at the Teatro Malibran

By Laura Servidei, 07 June 2024

Federico Maria Sardelli leads a great cast of specialists in a new production by Fabio Ceresa, perfectly attuned to the Baroque style.

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Venice

07 Jun 2024

Vivaldi’s pasticcio Bajazet given an extravagant staging

By Laura Servidei

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Berlin

Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

By Elena Luporini, 18 February 2024

In a concert performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, conductor René Jacobs gives his own – thrilling – take on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.

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Berlin

18 Feb 2024

Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

By Elena Luporini

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Halle

A Baroque hero in Halle: Raffaele Pe as Julius Caesar

By Sandra Bowdler, 04 June 2023

Musical impressions of Julius Caesar delivered with more flair, energy and virtuosity than one might expect on a Sunday morning!

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Halle

04 Jun 2023

A Baroque hero in Halle: Raffaele Pe as Julius Caesar

By Sandra Bowdler

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Milan

Li zite 'ngalera at La Scala: exciting galley trip of the newlyweds

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 04 April 2023

The singer-actors of this lively Neapolitan opera are entangled in a farcical plot in the Teatro alla Scala's revival of the genre.

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Milan

04 Apr 2023

Li zite 'ngalera at La Scala: galley trip of the newlyweds

By Lorenzo Fiorito

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Berlin

Spinning the Wheel of Fortune: Vivaldi's Il Giustino at the Staatsoper Berlin

By Elena Luporini, 20 November 2022

A new production of Vivaldi's Byzantine opera Il Giustino charms Berlin, thanks to René Jacobs' exemplary conducting and a top-level cast led by Christophe Dumaux.

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Berlin

20 Nov 2022

Spinning the Wheel of Fortune: Vivaldi's Il Giustino in Berlin

By Elena Luporini

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Alresford

Tension accumulates in Handel’s Tamerlano at The Grange Festival

By David Truslove, 10 June 2022

Some exceptional singing intermittently enlivens Daniel Slater's production which, dramatically and emotionally, takes time to ignite.

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Alresford

10 Jun 2022

Tension accumulates in Handel’s Tamerlano at The Grange Festival

By David Truslove

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Göttingen

An exciting oratorio: Belshazzar at Göttingen International Handel Festival

By Sandra Bowdler, 14 May 2022

A thrilling performance of one of Handel's most dramatic oratorios was rapturously received at the Göttingen International Handel Festival, rising from the Covid ashes this year

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Göttingen

14 May 2022

An exciting oratorio: Handel's Belshazzar in Göttingen

By Sandra Bowdler

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Ferrara

Vivaldi's Farnace finally reaches Ferrara

By Sandra Bowdler, 30 December 2021

Vivaldi's opera Farnace presents a basically insoluble problem: how to produce a more or less complete version. While this is not solved by the Ferrara production, it is strong musically and enjoyable.

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Ferrara

30 Dec 2021

Vivaldi's Farnace finally reaches Ferrara

By Sandra Bowdler

Martina Franca

Scarlatti's Griselda receives a regal staging in Martina Franca

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 29 July 2021

A swan song of the early Baroque opera seria, Scarlatti's final opera flourishes at a festival that specialises in rarely performed works.

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Martina Franca

29 Jul 2021

Scarlatti's Griselda at Martina Franca

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Martina Franca

Porpora's Orfeo: a plunge into the Neapolitan golden century

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 02 August 2019

Nicola Porpora's pasticcio was one of the highlights of the 45th edition of the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca.

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Martina Franca

02 Aug 2019

Porpora's Orfeo: a plunge into the Neapolitan golden century

By Lorenzo Fiorito

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Alresford

Agrippina triumphs at The Grange Festival

By David Truslove, 08 June 2018

A resounding success at its 1709 première, Handel’s Agrippina gripped the ear and dazzled the eye at the Grange Festival in a hugely entertaining and powerful performance.

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Alresford

08 Jun 2018

Agrippina triumphs at The Grange Festival

By David Truslove

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Venice

Vivaldi in Venice: Orlando furioso as Baroque extravaganza at the Teatro Malibran

By Laura Servidei, 13 April 2018

Ceresa’s flamboyant production from the Festival della Valle d’Itria is revived in Venice with a strong cast under the baton of Diego Fasolis.

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Venice

13 Apr 2018

Orlando furioso as Baroque extravaganza in Venice

By Laura Servidei

Glyndebourne

Graham Vick finds modern relevance in Cavalli's Hipermestra at Glyndebourne

By Nahoko Gotoh, 20 May 2017

The advantage of staging a rare opera such as Cavalli's Hipermestra at Glyndebourne this year is that the director can work with a blank canvas without audience’s preconceptions.

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Glyndebourne

20 May 2017

Vick finds modern relevance in Cavalli's Hipermestra

By Nahoko Gotoh

Florence

Dido left stranded by the director in Florence

By Renato Verga, 08 January 2017

Metastasio's Didone abbandonata has been set to music at least sixty times. Florence revives a version by Leonardo Vinci composed in 1726.

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Florence

08 Jan 2017

Dido left stranded by the director in Florence

By Renato Verga

Oslo

Writing on walls: Handel’s Belshazzar in Oslo

By Aksel Tollåli, 07 March 2016

Ottavio Dantone, the Accademia Bizantina and the Norwegian Soloists' Choir gave a strong performance of Handel's oratorio Belshazzar.

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Oslo

07 Mar 2016

Writing on walls: Handel’s Belshazzar in Oslo

By Aksel Tollåli

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Vienna

Blutige Angelegenheit: Francesco Gasparinis Ambleto am MusikTheater an der Wien

By Norman Schwarze, 08 May 2025

Unter der Leitung von Raffaele Pe gelingt dem MusikTheater an der Wien eine kohärente Rekonstruktion von Francesco Gasparinis Opera seria Ambleto. Die musikalischen Highlights bleiben aber aus.

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Vienna

08 May 2025

Blutige Angelegenheit: Francesco Gasparinis Ambleto am MTadW

By Norman Schwarze

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Dortmund

Gedenken umarmend: Savall mit Bachs Johannes-Passion zum 300. Jahrestag

By Jens Klier, 29 March 2024

Mit viel Würde, Dezenz und Stimmenbravour zeigte sich bewährt und bewundert ganz überwiegend Positives im Konzert, doch leider litt es auch unter einer größeren Einschränkung.

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Dortmund

29 Mar 2024

Gedenken umarmend: Savall mit Bachs Johannespassion zum 300. Jahrestag

By Jens Klier

Vienna

Berauschend berauscht: Händels Orlando am Theater an der Wien

By Snapdragon, 16 April 2019

Mit dieser Inszenierung feiert Claus Guth nach Messiah und Saul einen erfolgreichen Händel-Hattrick.

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Vienna

16 Apr 2019

Berauschend berauscht: Orlando am Theater an der Wien

By Snapdragon

Schwetzingen

Mit der Macht der Erotik die Krone erringen: L‘incoronazione di Poppea in Schwetzingen liefert den Beweis

By Christoph Wurzel, 07 May 2017

In Schwetzingen zeigt das Ensemble La Venexiana Monteverdis L‘incoronazione di Poppea in einer halbszenischen Aufführung äußerlich im modernen Outfit, aber musikalisch in schönster historischer Klanggestalt.

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Schwetzingen

07 May 2017

Mit der Macht der Erotik die Krone erringen

By Christoph Wurzel