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Baroque Inquisition: Christopher Ainslie
Christopher Ainslie faces our Baroque Inquisition as we find out more about the rise of the countertenor.
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AlresfordAgrippina
Handel: Agrippina
Robert Howarth; Walter Sutcliffe; The Grange Festival; Jon Bausor; Anna Bonitatibus; Raffaele Pè; Stefanie True
LyonRodelinda, regina de' LangobardiNew production
Handel: Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi
Stefano Montanari; Claus Guth; Opéra de Lyon; Christian Schmidt; Sabina Puértolas; Lawrence Zazzo
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Agrippina triumphs at The Grange Festival
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.
Hot ice and strange snow
In Siberian conditions more akin to The Winter's Tale, a revival of Robert Carsen's season setting of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream offered a warm glow at the Coliseum.
Static but worth the slog: ETO's Giulio Cesare
Conway's decision to render Handel's epic in its entirety was let down by a static staging and unnecessary repeats that masked the hidden gem-like arias.
All that glitters: Garsington's Semele
On a golden afternoon on the Wormsley estate, not everything on stage necessarily glittered, but there’s plenty of spirit in Annilese Miskimmon's production to entertain.
Cummings leads a light and fluent Messiah in DC
Salvation sweetness and light in DC's annual Messiah.