Work: Lotario, HWV26: Scherza in mar la navicell

The sopranista voice type is rare although not unknown, but there are very few who are an unmitigated joy to listen to: Samuel Mariño is one of those rarities. 

The opening night of Müpa’s Early Music Festival had all the makings of an excellent concert and it delivered in abundance.

The title reflecting a countertenor aria from Henry Purcell’s Ode to St Cecilia, “’tis Nature’s Voice” was the overall theme of this year’s Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, which drew to a spectacular close on Saturday.