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Myth meets Shoreditch: a rewarding double bill from the Handel Opera Studio

Lauren Lodge-Campbell (Dafne)
© Craig Fuller Photography
Dan D'Souza (Apollo)
© Craig Fuller Photography
The Choice of Hercules
© Craig Fuller Photography
Bethany Horak-Hallett (Virtue)
© Craig Fuller Photography
By Dominic Lowe, 31 March 2025
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“a banquet for the senses”
Reviewed at Shoreditch Town Hall, London on 29 March 2025
Programme
Handel, Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122
Handel, The Choice of Hercules
Performers
New English Ballet Theatre
David Bates, Conductor
Thomas Guthrie, Director
Emma Chapman, Lighting Designer
Dan D'Souza, Apollo
Lauren Lodge-Campbell, Daphne
James Hall, Countertenor
Madison Nonoa, Soprano
Bethany Horak-Hallett, Mezzo-soprano
La Nuova Musica
Valentino Zucchetti, Choreography
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Dominic Lowe
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.