Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento

Par Dominic Lowe, 01 avril 2016

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“Erica Eloff... tossed off countless high notes with great panache”

Critique faite à St George's, Hanover Square, Londres, le 31 mars 2016

Haendel, L'Elpidia, overo Li rivali generosi, HWV A1

Opera Settecento

Leo Duarte, Direction

Erica Eloff, Elpidia

Rupert Enticknap, Olindus

Maria Schellenberg, Rosmilda

Ru Charlesworth, Vitiges

Christopher Jacklin, Belisario

Joseph Bolger, Ormonte

Orchestra of Opera Settecento

Lucio Papirio bei den digitalen Händel-Festspielen Halle

Jens Klier, 30th May

Zur Aufführung gelangte ein neuzeitlich premiertes Opern-Pasticcio, dem das junge Ensemble mit innewohnender Entdeckerlust und stimmlichen Fähigkeiten zu einem – damals noch versagten – Erfolg verhalf.

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Hidden princes: Hasse's Demetrio from Opera Settecento

Dominic Lowe, 21st September

The enterprising forces of Opera Settecento brought the nearly forgotten music of Hasse's Demetrio to the Cadogan Hall, and in the process showed that this composer can easily match his more popular contemporaries.

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Cut-and-shut Baroque: Handel's Catone in Utica

Charlotte Valori, 17th March

Metastasio's tale of noble Roman suicide was made into a pasticcio by Handel in 1732: and, after 283 years of silence, returned to the London stage as part of the 2015 London Handel Festival.

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Vivaldi's Griselda launches Opera Settecento

Nahoko Gotoh, 18th September

When compared to the operas of Handel, Vivaldi’s operas are still relative rarities either on stage or in concert. There have been a handful of performances in UK in the last five years...

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Siegfried et l’art du chant au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Pierre Michel, 19th April

Pour ce troisième volet du Ring proposé en version de concert par Yannick Nézet-Séguin et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam, c'est le plateau vocal qui brille avant tout, éclipsant l'orchestre et le chef.

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Michael Fabiano fait trembler le Capitole dans Otello

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 14th April

Pour ses débuts à Toulouse, le ténor américain se distingue dans le rôle-titre de l'ouvrage verdien. Mise en scène, plateau vocal et fosse s'associent parfaitement pour livrer la quintessence du drame.

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Generous rivals? Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento