Performer: Matthias Rexroth

Psalm 150 and a collection of outrageous 13th-century texts by boisterous young clergyman collide at the Royal Albert Hall in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Prom. 

This was a rapturous celebration of creative instrumentation, virtuosity and brilliance that completely engaged and energized.

L'Orontea was premièred as turbulent Carneval entertainment in 1656. Now it is experiencing a fast-paced new staging as modern opera gag at Frankfurt Opera.

The genre of semi-opera is a peculiarly British one. Emerging from the courtly Masques during the restoration, the semi-opera served as an English operatic utterance, at a time where opera was emerging as one of the pre-eminent theatrical forms in Europe.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt is the elder statesman of the historical performance movement and one of the pillars of Vienna’s musical scene.

Des choix de tempos de Kazuki Yamada au manque de subtilité et de précision de l'Orchestre National de France, l'œuvre de Carl Orff n'a pas bénéficié de l'inspiration espérée.