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Epiphany and comfort: Bach’s St Matthew Passion lights up Lucerne
La Scintilla and the Zürcher Sing-Akademie performs Bach at the KKL hall in Lucerne.
Polished, but no cracker
Polished, deft and attentive, Les Arts Florissants deliver in concert the same slickness that we have come to expect from their impressive array of recordings, but lack vital energy.
The arts are blooming in William Christie’s Budapest Messiah
William Christie and his ensemble Les Arts Florissants (or The blooming arts – a reference to an opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier) visited the Hungarian capital to perform Handel’s Messiah in the exceptional acoustics of the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall.
Castor et Pollux by Les Talens Lyriques
Nearly three years after a memorable production of Les Indes Galantes, the Théâtre du Capitole reconnects with the master of the Treatise on harmony via Castor et Pollux, originally premièred by the Académie Royale in 1737.
An emotionally powerful Orfeo in Amsterdam
Sasha Waltz’s new production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo saw a fusion of sound and movement at the Muziektheater Amsterdam, with dancers and singers twining together almost indistinguishably.
Riveting Bejun Mehta in Handel's Orlando
Holland Festival revives Pierre Audi’s 2012 production of Handel’s Orlando. Conducted by baroque specialist René Jacobs and featuring an strong cast, it is a great occasion to witness American countertenor Bejun Mehta in what has become, over the past decade, his signature role.