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| Composer | Jommelli, Niccolò (1714-1774) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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LudwigsburgDidone abbandonata
Jommelli: Didone Abbandonata
Francesco Corti; Nina Brazier; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Jone Martínez; Maayan Licht; Olivia Vermeulen
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Fiddling while Carthage burns: Jommelli's La Didone from Ensemble Serse
Five hours with five counter tenors: a virtuoso stand-off which impresses, even astounds, but ultimately exhausts even the most dedicated audience by its refusal to cut a single note of what becomes a very long, florid opera by Jommelli.