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LilleAlcinaNew production

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Handel: Alcina
Emmanuelle Haïm; Ewelina Marciniak; Opéra de Lille; Natalia Mieczak; Katarzyna Borkowska; Le Concert d'Astrée

BarcelonaHaendel's Messiah

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Handel: Messiah
Le Concert d'Astrée; Richard Wilberforce; Lucy Crowe; Carlo Vistoli; Lunga Eric Hallam; Ashley Riches

LilleAu cœur de l’obscurité

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Couperin, Charpentier
Le Concert d'Astrée; Camille Chopin; TBC; Emmanuelle Haïm

SalzburgLe Concert d‘Astrée · Haïm

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Haydn, Pergolesi
Le Concert d'Astrée; Emmanuelle Haïm; Julia Lezhneva; Carlo Vistoli

Los AngelesCelebrating Christmas with Le Concert d’Astrée

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Corelli, Vivaldi
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert d'Astrée

SalzburgHandel Messiah

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Handel: Messiah
Le Concert d'Astrée; Emmanuelle Haïm; Sabine Devieilhe; Carlo Vistoli; Eric Ferring; William Thomas
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy

Elsa Benoit (Semele) © Bart Grietens

Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.

****1
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Gods 1 – 0 Mortals in Staatsoper Berlin's Baroque Days festival

Àlex Ollé directs a rare version of Idoménée in Berlin, in which the staging fares better than the singing. 
***11
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Peeping Tom's Dido and Aeneas overflowing with imagery in Geneva

How can one focus on the music? Purcell’s music is interspersed with contemporary interludes by Atsushi Sakaï in an overly busy staging.  
****1
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Handel’s Rodelinda: A strong season opening at Opéra de Lille

A great cast of exciting singers seals a success in Lille, despite a new production which fails to convince.
****1
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Mozart with a French accent at Wigmore Hall

Directed by Emmanuelle Haïm, French period instrument ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée served up a few choice cuts of Figaro Harmoniemusik before a delicious main course of the Gran Partita.
****1
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Leclairs Scylla et Glaucus in Zürich: Dreiecksgeschichte im Internat

Chiara Skerath (Circé) © Monika Rittershaus
Emmanuelle Haïm mit ihrem Concert d’Astree und Claus Guth garantieren am Opernhaus Zürich für die erfolgreiche Wiedererweckung dieser vergessenen Tragédie en musique. Ob sie ins Repertoire eingehen wird, ist ungewiss.
*****
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