Marianne Crebassa wears the trousers at Wigmore Hall

Marianne Crebassa and The Mozartists

By Mark Pullinger, 27 February 2026

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“Crebassa’s flexible instrument negotiating the rapid vocal line with ease”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 26 February 2026

Mozart, Lucio Silla, K135: Il tenero momento

Haydn, Symphony no. 34 in D minor

Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta, K366: Ah qual gelido orror... Il padre adorato

Mozart, La clemenza di Tito, K621: Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio

Mozart, Lucio Silla, K135: Ah se a morir mi chiama

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492: Voi che sapete

Haydn, Symphony no. 26 in D minor "Lamentatione"

Mozart, La clemenza di Tito, K621: Deh per questo istante solo

Handel, Ariodante, HWV33: Qui d'amor nel suo linguaggio

Marianne Crebassa, Mezzo-soprano

The Mozartists

Ian Page, Conductor

Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall

Nick Boston, 18th June

Expressive energy from Rachel Podger in two Mozart violin concertos, with a rare symphony and lively Haydn from Ian Page and the Mozartists.

*****

Weightless, spick-and-span Gluck from Classical Opera

Mark Valencia, 31st May

Classical Opera takes a break from Mozart with two short operas by Gluck.

**111

Youthful japes: La finta semplice at the QEH

Dominic Lowe, 6th June

Classical Opera’s performance of one of Mozart’s earliest operas throbbed with youthful energy; a strong cast brought the humour to life and made up for any weakness in the score.

****1

A successful inaugural concert for The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall

Dominic Lowe, 18th September

Ian Page's new ensemble kicked off with a feisty performance of Mozart's Symphony No. 29 and Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra with two splendid arias sung by Louise Alder.

****1

Joyful energy from Rachel Podger and The Mozartists at Wigmore Hall

Nick Boston, 18th June

Expressive energy from Rachel Podger in two Mozart violin concertos, with a rare symphony and lively Haydn from Ian Page and the Mozartists.

*****

Handel’s Ariodante in Drottningholm's magical setting

Laura Servidei, 3rd August

A splendid cast led by Ann Hallenberg does justice to an integral version of Handel’s masterpiece under the baton of Ian Page.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Mozartian masterclass: Marianne Crebassa wears the trousers at Wigmore Hall