A perfect Easter recipe at the Barbican

By Dominic Lowe, 27 March 2016

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 26 March 2016

Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Monteverdi Choir

English Baroque Soloists

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor

Mark Padmore, Tenor

Stephan Loges, Bass-baritone

Alexander Ashworth, Baritone

Hannah Morrison, Soprano

Ashley Riches, Baritone

Reginald Mobley, Countertenor

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

A perfect Easter recipe: Gardiner conducts the St Matthew Passion at the Barbican