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Mysterium: embattled La Verdi buoyed by Rota's rising star

By James Imam, 11 January 2015
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“Elena Xanthoudakis was a sensation throughout”
Reviewed at Auditorium di Milano Fondazione Cariplo, Milan on 9 January 2015
Programme
Rota, Mysterium (Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus, Children's Choir and Orchestra)
Performers
Elena Xanthoudakis, Soprano
Giuseppina Bridelli, Soprano
Alessandro Liberatore, Tenor
Gianluca Buratto, Bass
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Childrens' Choir of laVerdi
Maria Teresa Tramontin, Choirmaster / chorus director
Coro Sinfonico di Milano
Erina Gambarini, Choirmaster / chorus director
Giuseppe Grazioli, Conductor
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Alessandro LiberatoreChildrens' Choir of laVerdiCoro Sinfonico di MilanoElena XanthoudakisErina GambariniGianluca BurattoGiuseppe GrazioliGiuseppina BridelliMaria Teresa TramontinNino RotaOrchestra Sinfonica di Milano
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James Imam
James Imam
James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.