Seeing him at Glyndebourne last summer is what made Handel accessible to me after a couple decades of struggling with pre-Mozart opera. His album of Handel arias is a must-have even for baroque-sceptics.
A favorite bass performance from Carmen Paddock
Christopher Purves in Saul – the clarity, the range, the expression, the drama!
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Carmen Paddock
Carmen Paddock has been opera-obsessed since the age of twelve; hailing from a rock and country music family, the name is a coincidence. An American in Scotland, she writes about film, opera, and adaptations.
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Places & Organizations: Glyndebourne
