Performer: Jorge Navarro Colorado

In the intimate splendour of the Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth Baroque revives Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno with a riot of colors, eight masked countertenors and a Tiepolo-like air of playful chaos.

Scarlatti's oratorio proves a rather disappointing outing for Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante, not helped by the venue's acoustics. 

With dazzling set designs and powerhouse sopranos, Karlsruhe’s Rinaldo upholds the opera's Baroque fantasy allure in a flawed yet fascinating production, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini. 

Terrific music making with a light directorial touch brings mixed results to Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece. 

A fine cast breathes life into the story of the captured Ottoman Sultan Bajazet and his Mongol conqueror.