En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Jules César en Egypte (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), HWV 17: Se pietà di me non senti

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.

The sopranista voice type is rare although not unknown, but there are very few who are an unmitigated joy to listen to: Samuel Mariño is one of those rarities. 

From Handel to Hasse, the soprano joins La Folia Barockorchester for a Baroque gallery of Cleopatras as a new season begins. 

The opening night of Müpa’s Early Music Festival had all the makings of an excellent concert and it delivered in abundance.

Carolyn Sampson returns joyfully to the Halle Handel Festival, accompanied by trumpeter Neil Brough and the King's Consort under Robert King.

Anna Prohaska reigns supreme in programme of Cleopatra and Dido-inspired Baroque arias in her late night Prom.

Delayed by torrential rain, the Enescu Festival's all-Handel concert took a while to get going, but was an utter delight once it did. 

Handel arias showcased by non-Handelian soprano and great ensemble Il pomo d'oro, with commentary by Donna Leon.

Themed around legendary African queens Dido and Cleopatra, Prohaska’s recital with the virtuosi of Il Giardino Armonico could serve as a template for the ideal Baroque programme.

Concierto irregular con una orquesta (Les Talens Lyriques) excepcional y una soprano (Maria Grazia Schiavo) más cómoda en lo galante

Two specially assembled suites from operas by Rameau opened this concert from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and William Christie at the Royal Festival Hall.

When I was young, I often wondered what it would be like if an angel came down to earth. I mused that, if such an angel came, she would be a pretty, middle-aged lady with a slender figure, blonde hair, and, most importantly, a gorgeous, ethereal voice.