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Prom 8: OAE forces thrill in Handel's Judas Maccabaeus

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 19 July 2012
Handel, Judas Maccabaeus
John Mark Ainsley, Judas Maccabaeus
Rosemary Joshua, Jewish Woman
Christine Rice, Jewish Man
Tim Mead, Jewish Priest
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Laurence Cummings, Director
Alastair Miles, Simon
Mixed Mozart from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
***11
John Butt and the OAE celebrate Handel's Solomon
*****
Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest
****1
Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at EIF
****1
A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne
****1
Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on
*****
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