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Cavalli's Il Xerse as farce in Martina Franca
Leo Muscato directs an operatic rarity at the Festival Valle d'Itria, with Federico Maria Sardelli leading Orchestra Barocca Modo Antiquo.
Pergolesi’s L’Olimpiade as a reflection on old age in Zurich
The Opernhaus Zurich presents Pergolesi’s masterpiece as an accompaniment to moving videos of elderly citizens.
Rare and witty: Vivaldi's Dario in Turin
As always in the librettos of the time, the historical events are just a weak excuse to stage timeless stories of jealousy, struggle for power, sexual desire – the ingredients in today's television series.
Dido left stranded by the director in Florence
Metastasio's Didone abbandonata has been set to music at least sixty times. Florence revives a version by Leonardo Vinci composed in 1726.
Baroque astonishment and wonder in Turin
Though musically played with participation and sensitivitythe, this production was full of jugglers, acrobats, dancers, circus performers and mimes.
Witch-burning in Norway: The Witch Hammer at the Northern Lights Festival
Fear of outsiders, the corruption of the state, violence – familiar literary themes, but ones which retain the capacity to thrill, especially with the addition of both local history and witches.