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HalleRadamistoConcert performance
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Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, b
Benjamin Bayl; Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra; Max Emanuel Cenčić; Zachary Wilson; Katrīna Paula Felsberga
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A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare
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Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.
Masked marvels and Venetian mischief: Cavalli at Bayreuth Baroque
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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.
Handel's Serse – the Vegas version – in Karlsruhe
The problem with on-stage vulgarity is that, while it might be sophisticated and knowing satire, it ends by being what it is parodying.
Rivals: Max Emanuel Cenčić in Halle
Max Emanuel Cenčić with Armonia Atenea under George Petrou provide an exciting and satisfying concert at the Halle Handel Festival
A heavy crown: austere Monteverdi at the Staatsoper
The Staatsoper's new L'incoronazione di Poppea is serious, intelligent but short on fire.
A stellar cast for a Handelian rarity
Ann Hallenberg shines in an amazing cast in a concert performance of Handel's Ottone in Vienna.
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ParisLe Soulier de satinWorld premiere
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Dalbavie: Le Soulier de satin
Marc-André Dalbavie; Stanislas Nordey; Opéra national de Paris; Emmanuel Clolus; Raoul Fernandez; Philippe Berthomé; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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A feast of delights at Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2023
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This year’s festival features a rare Handel opera, led by director and countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić, an unusual production of Monteverdi’s L'Orfeo, and a veritable feast of recitals.
Max Emanuel Cenčić: staging rare operas at Bayreuth Baroque
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A conversation with Max Emanuel Cenčić, countertenor extraordinaire, Artistic Director of the Bayreuth Baroque Festival and stage director.
Madness in its prettiest form: Max Emanuel Cenčić on Orlando
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We spoke to countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić ahead of his performance of Handel’s opera Orlando at the Barokkfest Trondheim.