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ALBERGA Wild Blue Yonder

I think that we do not hear nearly enough of Eleanor Alberga’s music. For most, I suspect, she will be...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 07/2021

Francesco Rasi: Soleil Noir

Francesco Rasi was a tenor at the Gonzaga court. Though he took part in one of the first-ever operas, Jacopo...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 07/2021

Cieco Amor: Opera arias written for Giuseppe Maria Boschi (Sergio Foresti)

Giuseppe Maria Boschi’s stage career included stints in Venice, Vienna, Bologna, Turin, Dresden and London, and he performed more than...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 07/2021

J STRAUSS II Ritter Pásmán (Wallberg)

For such a popular composer, we hear astonishingly little of Johann Strauss II. The familiar waltzes and polkas are barely...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 07/2021

SCHREKER Der ferne Klang (Weigle)

This recording of Schreker’s second opera, Der ferne Klang, derives from live performances in Frankfurt, the city where the work...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 07/2021

MOZART The Magic Flute (Niquet)

Mozart composed his pantomime-allegory for a Viennese suburban audience, knowing that every word and joke would be readily understood. When...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 07/2021

HANDEL Rodelinda (Bicket)

Triumphantly premiered at the King’s Theatre on February 13, 1725, Rodelinda was the third of the trio of masterpieces, after...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 07/2021

HANDEL Ariodante (Capuano)

The basic premise of this production is completely bonkers. The first warning comes during the Overture: as the cast freezes,...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 07/2021

GOUNOD Faust (Ettinger)

Premiered as long ago as 2004 (although telecast, then pirated, quite early in its life), this production was one of...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 07/2021

ARNE Artaxerxes (Page)

A lot has changed in the decade since this Artaxerxes was originally released. Ian Page’s Classical Opera Company has become...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 07/2021

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