Performer: Chœur de chambre de Namur

Leonardo García-Alarcón's exhumation of Bembo's work proves a winner, in a hyper-quirky staging by Netia Jones with Julie Fuchs as the pick of the fine singers.

Handel's last English oratorio Jephtha is beautifully performed by Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques in Halle, although the drama is a bit slow off the mark. 

The new production of Les Indes galantes at Opéra Bastille is exceptional, from the vocal cast to the choreography by Bintou Dembélé. But the stand-out performance of the evening comes from conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcón.

Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques perform Alceste, the most recent effort in their almost complete set of Lully's operas. A strong cast and a remarkable chorus complete a successful performance.

At the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam a performance of Michelangelo Falvetti’s recently unearthed gem Il diluvio universale was a joyful labour of love.

Dirigé par Julien Chauvin sans violon pour l'occasion, l'oratorio de Haydn a bénéficié des qualités habituelles du Concert de la Loge mais sans le souffle, l'exaltation, l'originalité qu'on aurait pu attendre.