Hidden princes: Hasse's Demetrio from Opera Settecento

By Dominic Lowe, 23 September 2016

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“Ray Chenez, making a memorable debut as Olinto, seething and sniping his way through the opera”

Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 21 September 2016

Hasse, Demetrio

Opera Settecento

Leo Duarte, Conductor

Erica Eloff, Cleonice

Michael Taylor, Alceste

Ray Chenez, Olinto

Ciara Hendrick, Barsene

Ru Charlesworth, Fenicio

Augusta Hebbert, Mitrane

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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.

Hidden princes: the modern première of Hasse's Demetrio from Opera Settecento