Work: Quel sguardo sdegnosetto

Considering how rarely celebrated diva Cecilia Bartoli appears in London, Wigmore Hall certainly pulled off a coup by making her duo concert with Philippe Jaroussky happen.

Danielle de Niese, the much-marketed new star of the opera world, has been performing at the Met in The Enchanted Island this week, and came downtown on a night off this Monday to promote her new album of Baroque arias. A packed house filled (Le) Poisson Rouge, a club popular for both classical and mainstream artists, despite its unsuited acoustic.

Die Starsängerin Magdalena Kožená und das La Cetra Barockorchester unter Andrea Marcon sorgten im neobarocken Stadttheater für Festspiel-Feeling.