Andreas Scholl and Collegium 1704 in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 03 June 2016

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“If there is such a thing as a dramatic countertenor, Scholl is it”

Reviewed at Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague on 2 June 2016

Purcell, The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Suite (selection)

Purcell, If music be the food of love, Z 379 (Song a)

Purcell, Sweeter than roses, Z 585

Purcell, Now that the sun hath veiled its light, an evening hymn, Z 193

Purcell, Abdelazer, Z 570: suite (selection)

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"

Purcell, Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z.328

Purcell, KIng Arthur, Z 628: The Cold Genius Song

Purcell, Welcome to all the Pleasures, Ode for St Cecilia's Day (1683), Z 339

Purcell, Chaconne in G Minor, Z 730

Purcell, Pavane in G minor, Z 730

Purcell, O Solitude, Z 406

Purcell, Oedipus: Music for a While, Z 583 no.2

Purcell, King Arthur, Z 628: suite (selection)

Purcell, King Arthur, Z 628: Fairest isle all isles excelling

Andreas Scholl, Countertenor

Collegium 1704

Václav Luks, Conductor

In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

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Václav Luks launches a celebration of his ensemble's 20th anniversary with a seductive secular treatment of sacred music.

*****

Collegium 1704 opens with a swan song

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Václav Luks and his band of Baroque devotees offer a fresh take on late-period Mozart in Prague.

****1

Collegium 1704 give Zelenka a virtual return in Dresden

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Collegium 1704 takes the Czech Baroque composer online, with impressive results.

****1

An inspirational opener at Prague Spring

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In keeping with the festival's tradition of persevering through adversity, organizers turned a pandemic-imposed restriction to their advantage.

*****

Rediscovering a Vivaldi gem: Arsilda in Prague

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Even without the costumes and choreography, Collegium 1704's presentation of Arsilda was enthralling.

*****

Sara Mingardo leads a strong cast in Hamburg Ulisse

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Willy Decker's production, presented in Zürich in 2014, is revived at the Hamburgische Staatsoper with most of the same cast

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.

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