Performer: Julia Sophie Wagner

What might have been an outstanding performance of a great early Handel work is compromised by the limitations of the venue, but the combined forces do their best before an enthusiastic audience.

Ulf Schirmer bows out as General Music Director as the last of Wagner's 13 operas completes a successful Festival Wagner 22 in Leipzig.

Die Brandburgischen Konzerte gefielen durch äußerst beschwingte Spiellust des Ensembles Collegium 1704, während in der Hitze des Gefechts einige Unstimmigkeiten passierten.