Performer: Valerio Contaldo

Extraordinary singing and acting from Mariana Flores stands out in a joyous concert performance of one of the first operas ever written.

Iván Fischer’s take on Monteverdi’s opera offers a radical rewriting within the trappings of a traditional staging.

An oriental sweetmeat from the pen of Henri Rabaud, based on a tale from The Arabian Nights, is revived triumphantly in Paris. 

An early Christmas celebration in Budapest, with four of Bach's cantatas from his Christmas Oratorio.

Concerto Italiano excels performing Baroque music, especially the works of Monteverdi. This year it highlights L’Orfeo in its 410th year, and does it exceptionally well.

Avec sa Cappella Mediterranea et le chœur accentus, le chef argentin a transporté le public au XVIIe siècle, au cœur des cérémonies religieuses de la ville éternelle.