Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento

By Dominic Lowe, 01 April 2016

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“Erica Eloff... tossed off countless high notes with great panache”

Reviewed at St George's, Hanover Square, London on 31 March 2016

Handel, L'Elpidia, overo Li rivali generosi, HWV A1

Opera Settecento

Leo Duarte, Conductor

Erica Eloff, Elpidia

Rupert Enticknap, Olindus

Maria Schellenberg, Rosmilda

Ru Charlesworth, Vitiges

Christopher Jacklin, Belisario

Joseph Bolger, Ormonte

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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.

Generous rivals? Handel's Elpidia unearthed by Opera Settecento