London Festival of Baroque Music - London | 26 April 2024 |
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Orfeo ed EuridiceLondon Festival of Baroque MusicNo. of reviews: 1 |
Across the evening, much solo instrumental playing stood out |
16 May 18 / Music OMH |
L'OrfeoLondon Festival of Baroque MusicNo. of reviews: 4 |
For non-Italians, trying to read the text and translation and watch the stage doesn’t work |
24 May 17 / Independent |
A precise and sometimes reverential performance with flashes of majesty that only served to leave me feeling short changed |
22 May 17 / Planet Hugill |
In the title role, Matthew Long wonderfully illustrated the rhetorical eloquence of Monteverdi’s ‘musical speech’ |
22 May 17 / Opera Today |
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Mesmerising Monteverdi |
20 May 17 / The Observer |
JephthaLondon Festival of Baroque MusicNo. of reviews: 2 |
A fine performance of Jephtha |
23 May 17 / Seen and Heard |
The Academy of Ancient Music provided sterling support throughout |
22 May 17 / Planet Hugill |
JoshuaLufthansa Festival of Baroque MusicNo. of reviews: 1 |
A stimulating end to another intelligently devised Lufthansa Festival |
26 May 14 / Classical Source |
L'OlimpiadeLufthansa Festival of Baroque MusicNo. of reviews: 4 |
Elaborate plot tangles, disguises and near suicide |
27 May 12 / The Observer |
Vivaldi's 1734 opera L'Olimpiade has been propelled from obscurity to ubiquity this year |
27 May 12 / Independent on Sunday |
Soprano Mhairi Lawson shone in this aptly timed UK premiere of Vivaldi’s 1734 opera |
24 May 12 / Financial Times |
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In this minimally staged performance, the piece came over as having some genuine highlights |
22 May 12 / The Guardian |
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