Caldara's La Morte d’Abel rediscovered at Salzburg Whitsun festival

By Laura Servidei, 10 June 2019

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Reviewed at Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg: Großer Saal, Salzburg on 9 June 2019

Caldara, La morte d'Abel (Concert performance)

Gianluca Capuano, Conductor

Alois Glaßner, Conductor

Bachchor Salzburg

Núria Rial, Angelo

Julie Fuchs, Eva

Lea Desandre, Abel

Nahuel Di Pierro, Adamo

Christophe Dumaux, Caino

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.