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The early flowering of opera: a fragrant L’Orfeo at Schwetzingen
Markus Bothe’s Botticelli-inspired production fuses tableau vivant aesthetics with Jörg Halubek’s surgical musical precision, offering a peerless, vivid tribute to the fragrant dawn of opera.
A triumphant Pierre de Médicis makes a case for Poniatowski
Poniatowski is now a mere footnote in musical history, but in his day was a composer of serious repute, as shown in this concert performance at the Rossini in Wildbad festival.
A dark and disturbing Rigoletto from WNO at the Mayflower
Fine performances in a punchy new production that coats this tragic opera in a large dollop of debauchery.
Les Talens Lyriques come to Brighton Festival
Energetic playing, clarity and precision from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques in three dramatic pieces by Monteverdi, but some weighty singing obscures the detail.
Audi’s Madrigals in Amsterdam: a sensorial experience
Staged at Dutch National Opera’s workshop, Madrigals reduces the distance between public and performers and creates a real sensorial experience.
La Neuvième démonumentalisée de Maxim Emelyanychev à Radio France
Succédant à Jaap van Zweden à la baguette du traditionnel concert de début d'année de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, le chef a proposé une vision radicalement différente de l'ouvrage.