A Baroque get-together with Julie Fuchs and Riccardo Minasi in Zurich

By Laura Servidei, 10 July 2020

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“the silver in Fuchs' voice shone bright and beautiful”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 9 July 2020

Handel, Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6 No.7, HWV 325

Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Da tempeste

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in C major, RV 181

Handel, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 : Verso già l'alma col sangue

Handel, Orlando HWV 31: Non potrà

Vivaldi, Bajazet, RV703: Sposa son disprezzata

Vivaldi, Concerto for violin and cello in F major, RV 544 "Il Proteo, ossia il mondo al rovescio"

Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Piangerò la sorte mia

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.11 no. 2, RV 277 "Il favorito"

Handel, Alcina, HWV 34: Tornami a vagheggiar

Julie Fuchs, Soprano

Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich

Riccardo Minasi, Director

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The Opernhaus Zürich presents yet another Cenerentola with Cecilia Bartoli in the title role, surrounded by a great cast, with the support of the period orchestra La Scintilla, under Gianluca Capuano's knowledgeable baton.

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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.

Julie Fuchs, Riccardo Minasi and La Scintilla: a Baroque get-together in Zurich