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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich
Christophe Dumaux shines as Arsamene in Nina Russi’s enjoyable production of Handel’s masterpiece revived at the Opernhaus Zürich under the baton of Enrico Onofri.
The English Concert charms with exquisite performance of Serse
The five female voices in the opera's main roles complement each other wonderfully in this more-than-concert performance in New York.
Handel's Serse – the Vegas version – in Karlsruhe
The problem with on-stage vulgarity is that, while it might be sophisticated and knowing satire, it ends by being what it is parodying.
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