Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Sir Andrew Davis Prudence Davis (flute), Andrew Staples (tenor), Sarah Beggs (flute), Yinuo Mu (harp), Andrew Goodwin (tenor), Shane Lowrencev (bass-baritone), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) Recorded: 15, 16 and 18 June 2018 Recording Venue: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Victoria Berlioz wrote his […]
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Ariodante
Joyce DiDonato (mez) Ariodante Karina Gauvin (sop) Ginevra Sabina Puértolas (sop) Dalinda Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contr) Polinesso Topi Lehtipuu (ten) Lurcanio Matthew Brook (bass-bar) King of Scotland Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (ten) Odoardo Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis Ariodante is an excellent starting-point for anyone new to Handelian opera. The plot is strong and reasonably credible. The drama moves swiftly, too, Handel sometimes confounding one’s expectations: Ginevra is so incensed by […]
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